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You make a good point. Because most people don't do interesting things until they're out of their 20s, it makes those who do unusual and therefore newsworthy.

by mLuby 7y ago

You make a good point. Because most people don't do interesting things until they're out of their 20s, it makes those who do unusual and therefore newsworthy. But being newsworthy has (monetary) value so this list, which used to be a metric, has become a target, and per Goodhart's Law is therefore no longer a good metric. I predict another such list will arise, make those chasing 30<30 look foolish, and the cycle will begin anew.

_bxg1 7y ago
> Because most people don't do interesting things until they're out of their 20s, it makes those who do unusual and therefore newsworthy. But I'd say that the peak accomplishment of someone who peaks later is probably better than the peak accomplishment of someone who peaks early. So in that sense we're celebrating the wrong thing.