fch42

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   by fch42 3y ago

   The hope/belief "stewards" may steer things to where "we" cannot is also a form of optimism. It reminds me strongly of Asimov's "Foundation" novels and their "psychohistory" concept.
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   by fch42 3y ago

   The point could well be made that they're two kinds of optimism about anything. The first is dismissive of individual influence ("no matter what I do, things will get better over time"). The second is self-aware ("I can
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   by fch42 3y ago

   The Nokia of today has little (left) in common with "the Nokia of lore". Just as that had little in common with the company that used to supply the Finnish Army with Rubber boots. The Nokia-of-phones sold itself to Microsoft and w
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   by fch42 4y ago

   I'd second that. "Classical companies" are rarely-ever at the forefront of technology, even if they are technology companies themselves. It's a broad statement, so keep it in context. Examples: Think, Apple has had the i
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   by fch42 4y ago

   Your trajectory is far from "non-standard". Many of us in the IT space have come from a physics or maths background, not the least because some of the IT-related skills you almost inevitably pick up in these fields of science is n