An excessive abstraction of the obsolescence experience of “it was difficult then” by someone who has experienced difficult times, and “this is difficult in general”.

This is one of the most harmful Pessimistic Misconceptions of misconceptions, so younger people should ignore older people’s Pessimistic claims should be ignored. - Clark’s first law

A common thought among older people is, “He doesn’t understand harshness of the world, so I have to teach him.”

  • But it is strange that an individual who is not a part of the “world” should take on the role of teaching the harshness of the “world” in the first place. - No one is equal to the market.

2021-07-05


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