Mediocrity is why exceptional technicians are often bad at the game of pickaxes. They make overpowered tools that extend their already exceptional skills. Instead of pickaxes that turn average into exceptional.
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You realize this tweet is like throwing chum in the water for any Lisp programmers in the vicinity?
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Wasn’t there that pg thing about languages evolving by taking ideas of Lisp and adding them to C or something?
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Yeah, there’s the pg “Beating the Averages” essay on BLUB programmer but “The Lisp Curse” is closer to what you’re saying. “Worse Is Better” is also definitely worth a look. Explaining grandiose failure is a Lisp genre. Enjoy!
winestockwebdesign.com/Essays/Lisp_Cu
dreamsongs.com/WorseIsBetter.
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Now that I think about it Gabriel’s rich history of writing on worse is better should be right up your alley. All his stuff is good. Interesting guy.
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Yeah I referenced worse is better in breaking smart season 1 essays

