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It's not so much earth shattering stuff so much as confirmation. These are not easy lessons for many people due to various psychological factors and history. It
by mathgladiator 7y ago
It's not so much earth shattering stuff so much as confirmation. These are not easy lessons for many people due to various psychological factors and history. It helps push people in the right direction when the message is given by someone that they respect.
An interesting part of leadership can be repetition, so this feels reasonable.
- baddox 7y agoIs this confirmation useful? Or stated another way, would you feel less confident about aphorisms like "don't be selfish" and "learn from your mistakes" if a famous astronaut said they were bad ideas?
- mathgladiator 7y agoIt all depends on the person, who they look up to, their history, their biases. A selfish person that values space travel may ignore all other sources of information, but the astronaut saying it may cause a moment of reflection. Now, is this ideal? No, we are a strange-strange species.
- AnimalMuppet 7y agoI might be more confident of them if a famous billionaire said they were bad ideas...