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I like this perspective, I prefer optimism over critical pessimism. This stance is really what drives innovation - not being restrained by perceived or even rea
by Ixiaus 16y ago
I like this perspective, I prefer optimism over critical pessimism. This stance is really what drives innovation - not being restrained by perceived or even real limitations.
- jacquesm 16y agoReal limitations will always restrain you, no matter how optimistic you are.
- Ixiaus 16y agoReal limitations aren't "real" though, in the sense that some sort of boundary or new knowledge extends the demarcating line between it being a "real" limitation and an "unknown" limitation. A matter of degree I suppose. I'm certainly not going to argue that humans will suddenly begin sprouting wings on their backs, but people at some point in history - I'm sure - claimed human flight to be an impossibility, a gift only birds and gods possessed. That is, until the airplane was created, which extended that "limitation". Many etiological examples can be drawn, but can you not agree that saying "real limitations will always restrain you" is too absolutist?