hmm, I think the way I worded that sentence is getting in the way of what I'm trying to say. Perhaps this is more clear: If you're interested in how something

hmm, I think the way I worded that sentence is getting in the way of what I'm trying to say. Perhaps this is more clear: If you're interested in how something works (e.g. self-driving cars), but not what it does, you're not interested in the thing itself: what you are actually interested in is your own sense of mastery. > You seem to be advocating that innovation should follow an ethic of "do not call up what you cannot put down" Um, I've never heard this quote before but it looks like it's a Lovecraft quote? Was that ... said by one character to another character after they had summoned some sort of monster or other infernal being? Is ... is your argument that the monster is good if the monster pays you money? > "fail forward" has a history of working rather better. uh, define "working better". Better for whom? Along what dimension? Again, this really seems to be arguing that if your idea makes you rich, it is good.