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It's a team effort, no doubt. But how do they introduce Linus Torvalds, Kevin Systrom or David H. Hansson? 'The man who created Linux', 'the creator of Instagra
by armansu 13y ago
It's a team effort, no doubt. But how do they introduce Linus Torvalds, Kevin Systrom or David H. Hansson? 'The man who created Linux', 'the creator of Instagram', DHH introduces himself as 'the creator of Ruby on Rails'. Obviously, singlehandedly they haven't created what we understand by those products, they started them and were principal forces, but haven't CREATED them. This simplification (the proxy of the reality) is the accepted norm in respectful introductions. My statement about Chamath was merely that.
- lutusp 13y ago> This simplification (the proxy of the reality) is the accepted norm in respectful introductions. Yes, true enough. It shows the limited role played by science and scientific thinking in everyday life. Of a group of 256 people tossing fair coins, one of them has a better than 50% probability of throwing eight heads in a row, in eight throws. Does that mean he's a genius, deserving a special introduction at public meetings?
- armansu 13y agoDon't you think the world's best distance runners from Kenya and Ethiopia do deserve a special intro at public meetings? Aren't genetic endowments and natural advantages an equivalent of 'throwing eight heads in a row': http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2013/09/09/130909crat_atlarge_gladwell?currentPage=all http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2013/09/09/130...?