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Under the assumption that success and failure reveals something about your skill, you are right. Under the assumption that success or failure are basically ind
by FeepingCreature 12y ago
Under the assumption that success and failure reveals something about your skill, you are right.
Under the assumption that success or failure are basically independent of innate skill and the only thing that determines one's ability is number and length of prior attempts (experience), bragging with failures can make sense. The message is not "I have failed four times", it's "I have tried four times (failed, but that's almost secondary)".
- j_baker 12y agoPerhaps I'm just old fashioned, but I'm making the assumption that people should be rewarded for actual accomplishments. Failure is a learning experience, but it is not an accomplishment.
- HeyLaughingBoy 12y agoWe pay people all the time for sharing the benefit of their learning experiences, why is failure any different? If I'm entering a particular industry, it may be worth real money to me to hear the details of someone's failed startup in that industry.