Thursday, February 18, 2021

Paul Graham

The age of consent fluctuates like hemlines.

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As a result, many otherwise intelligent people were socialists in the middle of the twentieth century. [notes]

Presumably, within the industry, such thoughts would be considered "negative". Another label, much like "defeatist". Never mind that, one should ask, are they true or not? Indeed, the measure of a healthy organization is probably the degree to which negative thoughts are allowed. In places where great work is being done, the attitude always seems to be critical and sarcastic, not "positive" and "supportive".

The people you can say heretical things to without getting jumped on are also the most interesting to know.

- What You Can't Say

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