I am mystified by the description 'has nothing left to prove'. I've never felt this proof imperative. Any of you have things left to prove?
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of course you have -- RibbonFarm is your way of proving that Venkatesh Rao is One of the Smartest Guys in the Room. (which he is).
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nope, I just do that to keep myself entertained. Any proof generated about anything is a side-effect.
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'proof imperative' is rarely conscious/rational. We can only feel its outlines in retrospect (even though others sense it in us).
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Nope, you're projecting. Just spent weeks researching this. There are two distinct drives here with different behavioral heat signatures
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Twitter version: 'prove something' drive is what you guys cover in Hustle. Other drive (obviously 'Hack') has different energy source
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litmus test, if behaviors tend more towards exploration, poke-with-stick, it's hack. If towards exploitation, doubling down, it's hustle
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There isn't one in most curiosity driven behaviors. That's why most of it is private and has no consequence outside of satisfying itself
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