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klibertp
on May 21, 2017
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> 'Coolness' is an unmeasured and a dangerous motivation.
As is curiosity, but we have little problems with people motivated by it in tech?
sametmax
on May 21, 2017
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Oh no, we have big problems with coolness in tech.
Pr3fix
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He was comparing coolness, an "unmeasured and a dangerous motivation", to curiosity, which is similarly unmeasured and dangerous. ie, both are unreliable motivators and yet the industry idolizes both.
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As is curiosity, but we have little problems with people motivated by it in tech?