4 ms·
I agree with all the other comments here. You're trying to be that guy who eschews curiosity in an attempt to be mature, but that is not and never has been the
by corwinstephen 14y ago
I agree with all the other comments here. You're trying to be that guy who eschews curiosity in an attempt to be mature, but that is not and never has been the type of mentality that leads to success, be it in software or any other field. Curiosity leads to creativity, and creativity leads to success. To swim against the current on this one is hardly admirable.
- corwinstephen 14y agoAlso, does anyone else feel like people on Hackernews too often leave comments that deliberately go against the general consensus in a weak attempt to get up votes from fringe users?
- zachrose 14y agoWhat is success if not the sole telos of your every minute and interaction?
- gurkendoktor 14y agoI disagree with the grandparent, but I think your reason does not make sense. Good manners and success are orthogonal by design.
- dasil003 14y agoWhen I ask myself what curiosity leads to, the first thing that pops into my head is the 80s commercial for The National Enquirer: "Inquiring minds want to know!" Which probably has the lowest correlation to entrepreneurial success as anything else. Curiosity about business or how the world works is different from curiosity about gossip. Gossip is unactionable to any positive outcome.
- corwinstephen 14y agoWhat about curiosity about an unsolved riddle/puzzle?