After this statement I stopped reading, and I would like to take some time to address a common issue that I see repeating itself.
There are some incredible minds here on hacker news. Fast and efficient problem solvers. However, the issue is that you trust too much. You trust the general opinion, and the science that was laid before you.
This isn't an issue in and of itself, however it makes you sometimes start with an assumption and try to solve a problem that isn't there. Never forget that the majority of the knowledge the mankind has always thought of to be exact, has been completed or even disproved by newer science.
Solving the problem: "America has lots of moneyz, but people are getting poorer" is a fool's errand. The author acknowledges the fact that the economy is failing, but still starts with that assumption. That statement is so deeply nested inside his psyche that even though he acknowledges the exact opposite as truth, he still seeks out to solve that problem like a Don Quixote charging the windmills.
Don't be a Don Quixote. Double and triple check your assumptions about reality. Try to disprove your own assumptions. Only then you will be completely certain and self confident about what you do.
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>Yet poverty continues to grow.
After this statement I stopped reading, and I would like to take some time to address a common issue that I see repeating itself.
There are some incredible minds here on hacker news. Fast and efficient problem solvers. However, the issue is that you trust too much. You trust the general opinion, and the science that was laid before you.
This isn't an issue in and of itself, however it makes you sometimes start with an assumption and try to solve a problem that isn't there. Never forget that the majority of the knowledge the mankind has always thought of to be exact, has been completed or even disproved by newer science.
Solving the problem: "America has lots of moneyz, but people are getting poorer" is a fool's errand. The author acknowledges the fact that the economy is failing, but still starts with that assumption. That statement is so deeply nested inside his psyche that even though he acknowledges the exact opposite as truth, he still seeks out to solve that problem like a Don Quixote charging the windmills.
Don't be a Don Quixote. Double and triple check your assumptions about reality. Try to disprove your own assumptions. Only then you will be completely certain and self confident about what you do.