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*. Most of the time, almost everyone doing a thing is either stupid or not paying attention. If you are not stupid and are paying attention you can do metaphorically anything, except in rare highly contested domains where people have strong incentives. See also [[https://danluu.com/p95-skill/]]. *. Most of the time, almost everyone doing a thing is either stupid or not paying attention. If you are not stupid and are paying attention you can do metaphorically anything, except in rare highly contested domains where people have strong incentives. See also [[https://danluu.com/p95-skill/]].
*. As a corollary, most software is broken. *. As a corollary, most software is broken.
*. Money is fungible. Time is fungible, if materially less so. This is not sufficiently appreciated. *. Money is fungible. Time is fungible, if materially less so. This is not sufficiently appreciated.
*. Nothing ever happens, apart from the inevitable construction of machine gods and the posthuman technocapital singularity. *. Nothing ever happens, apart from the inevitable construction of machine gods and the [[posthuman technocapital singularity]].
*. You can just do things. You do not need, and do not need to wait for: approval from your peer group; nonessential-but-nice-to-have prerequisites; next year; circumstances to be perfect; research to imply the thing is good; approval from your tribe in general. *. You can just do things. You do not need, and do not need to wait for: approval from your peer group; nonessential-but-nice-to-have prerequisites; next year; circumstances to be perfect; research to imply the thing is good; approval from your tribe in general.
*. Clean general solutions are nice, but expedient ugly ones are what drives progress. *. Clean general solutions are nice, but expedient ugly ones are what drives progress.
*. People are frequently biased against boring but practical things, or simple but annoying/difficult things. There is thus alpha in doing them. *. People are frequently biased against boring but practical things, or simple but annoying/difficult things. There is thus alpha in doing them.