He is obviously not suggesting that and it's frankly gross to pull that move.
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In fact, it's very difficult to go wrong with helping (stable, reasonably friendly) people connect to others working on adjacent projects. Most people underestimate how many experts & experienced insiders will give them a chance, even if they're green and a bit naive.
If you create a strong early filter re: "ignores discouragement," congrats, "ignores discouragement" becomes a pre-req for success. I don't get the sense that you endorse that. The organic later filter — finding mentors willing to invest time/money in you — is clearly preferable
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For one thing, assuming that one's perception of their own competency is a mediating factor in determining whether or not they tend to ignore discouragement, it seems to me that the Dunning–Kruger effect may skew the impact of discouragement against *actually competent* people
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I would predict that personality factors have an even greater effect, with a discouragement filter favoring openness & working against conscientiousness, agreeableness & neuroticism. Favoring openness seems largely positive, disfavoring conscientiousness seems quite bad.
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