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Gunnar_Zarncke comments on Notes on Actually Trying - Less Wrong Discussion

13 Post author: AspiringRationalist 23 September 2015 02:53AM

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Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 27 September 2015 08:05:43AM 0 points [-]

You illustrate the key point: You don't need to follow up on your idea. You don't stay hungry or experience ridicule when you don't. Many earlier inventors did. The young edison sold many inventions to get money - and was force to do so. Later he fought other inventors.