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This paper seems to be mourning people no longer willing to take risks. So why are we so risk-averse now? I think taking a risk involves some courage, but also
by ericmcer 5y ago
This paper seems to be mourning people no longer willing to take risks. So why are we so risk-averse now? I think taking a risk involves some courage, but also some desperation, and we just aren't that desperate anymore. There are no existential threats like foreign enemies, we have pretty great means for coping with boredom, and our best minds have a university pipeline that will safely funnel them to an upper-class corporate life.
- lpa22 5y agoI think this is spot on. There’s something to be said about the availability of incredibly high-quality entertainment from things like Netflix and AAA games.
- Enginerrrd 5y agoI actually wonder about this a lot. On the one hand, there's more tinkerers and access to open source libraries and information than ever. On the other hand though, it feels like there a lot more engrossing and ubiquitous entertainment that just takes the form of consumption instead of creation. I think about that a lot when it comes to video games. They satisfy that great human urge to expand, enhance and optimize their sphere of influence, only it's in a virtual world that matters very little. I know many of the brightest people I know still talk, in their 30's, mostly about video games.