2021-11-09
kaityo256: Whenever I do something, I get people who say things like “that will be O✕ in the near future, so it’s wack”, but there is nothing to be gained by interacting with that person. There is nothing to be gained by interacting with them. On the other hand, I think there is a lot to be gained by getting along with someone who declares, “I’m going to put O✕ in the near future and make it obsolete.
kaityo256: there is little informational value in the statements of “those who predict a future they do not intend to bring about themselves”… …
kaityo256: To give a concrete example, there is no good to be gained by associating with someone who says, “Eventually the compiler will be so smart that tuning will be unnecessary. I’ll make a compiler so smart that tuning will be unnecessary in time.
Because in most cases, they are just repeating ideas copied from somewhere else without verifying it themselves.
- Not worth it. in the future prediction not trying to make realization.
relevance - The best way to predict the future is to invent it. - Ideas without implementation are no longer needed.
Added on 2024-03-22
- This is Looking for reasons not to do it.
I think it is accurate to point out that we can learn more from “doers” who boldly take on difficult challenges than from those who are always “looking for reasons not to do.
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