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No, the task selection function is dominated by the one's efficacy, not the task's importance. Or to quote Michael Bolton in Office Space (1999), the "question
by jimmyvalmer 7y ago
No, the task selection function is dominated by the one's efficacy, not the task's importance. Or to quote Michael Bolton in Office Space (1999), the "question is bullshit to begin with. If that quiz worked, there would be no janitors..."
- gitgud 7y agoSo how would you go about this? Are you saying trying to find an important problem to help humanity is bullshit to begin with?
- jimmyvalmer 7y agoSensibly. I am opposed to the quote. For those of us without Aaron Swartz's talents, saving the world is paying taxes and keeping our kids fed and out of trouble.
- gitgud 7y ago> saving the world is paying taxes and keeping our kids fed and out of trouble That's a reasonable approach I suppose, although rather localised. Is there any merit in thinking what's the biggest problem I can help with humanity? I would think, even without talents like Aaron Swartz, it's worth trying... but I can understand your point... I'm perfectly happy with all the people who are walking around and just staring at the clouds and looking at the stars and saying, "I want to go there."But I'm looking at the ground, and I want to fix the pothole that's right in front of me before I fall in. This is the kind of person I am. - Linus Torvalds