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Damn I can relate, I used to make crazy ass claims backed by nothing it was cringe, at least I got out of it/know what reality is now. Not saying you should lim

by ge96 2y ago

Damn I can relate, I used to make crazy ass claims backed by nothing it was cringe, at least I got out of it/know what reality is now. Not saying you should limit your imagination but reality is reality (until it's changed). Unfortunately reality is also money (does your idea actually make money) Edit: I also realize there is a difference in not knowing and enthusiasm too, a kid probably doesn't know about the thermo laws If nothing else art/sci-fi sells

daveguy 2y ago
You know, sometimes an idea doesn't have to make money. It can be a purely academic question, and the answer can produce a breakthrough. Requiring everything to make money is how you get into artificial minima and maxima. It's detrimental to discovery. It does, however, have to be testable.
- ge96 2y ago
  I'm only fixated on money because I made myself in debt, unfortunately that's my primary driver atm. But me equating money with reality well that's what keeps you alive/shelter unless you're self-sustaining somehow like a homesteader edit: the other bit on reality, has to be reproducible against science Personal annecdote too, before I became a developer I had all these crazy ideas/high traffic websites to make when I was younger. Later on I'm at that point where I can "make anything" (CRUD realm) but now I don't have that same blind ambition/energy anymore. Reality is like "will it make money?" I get joy is a driver too but yeah.
kurthr 2y ago
It seems like there's a lot of stuff over the last 10-15 years that has "created" a lot of "value", but hasn't made much if any profit. Whether we're post-truth or not, the "market it until you make it" is real, and the market can remain irrational longer than most expect. He'd have done much better, post 2001.
- ge96 2y ago
  I wonder though, if you look at a drawing of some spaceship, I imagine an engineer could readily tell if it was a bunch of BS or actually plausible. Still what about Theranos or Hyperloop/feasible vs. fraud. Nothing wrong with imagination sure

by ge96 2y ago

daveguy 2y ago

You know, sometimes an idea doesn't have to make money. It can be a purely academic question, and the answer can produce a breakthrough. Requiring everything to make money is how you get into artificial minima and maxima. It's detrimental to discovery. It does, however, have to be testable.

ge96 2y ago
I'm only fixated on money because I made myself in debt, unfortunately that's my primary driver atm. But me equating money with reality well that's what keeps you alive/shelter unless you're self-sustaining somehow like a homesteader edit: the other bit on reality, has to be reproducible against science Personal annecdote too, before I became a developer I had all these crazy ideas/high traffic websites to make when I was younger. Later on I'm at that point where I can "make anything" (CRUD realm) but now I don't have that same blind ambition/energy anymore. Reality is like "will it make money?" I get joy is a driver too but yeah.

kurthr 2y ago

It seems like there's a lot of stuff over the last 10-15 years that has "created" a lot of "value", but hasn't made much if any profit. Whether we're post-truth or not, the "market it until you make it" is real, and the market can remain irrational longer than most expect. He'd have done much better, post 2001.

ge96 2y ago
I wonder though, if you look at a drawing of some spaceship, I imagine an engineer could readily tell if it was a bunch of BS or actually plausible. Still what about Theranos or Hyperloop/feasible vs. fraud. Nothing wrong with imagination sure