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Kasra's avatar

this reminds me of a distinction I made a while ago between the "entrepreneurial" mindset (risk-taking, willing to distort reality within bounds) vs the "scientific" mindset (truth-oriented, cautious, skeptical). but this post made me realize that what I call the "entrepreneurial" mindset can be useful in science too!

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kev's avatar

are we (collectively) maximizing the upsides (let's be crazy / pursue what seems impossible-endeavors) or optimizing the downsides (let's play it safe / be cautious)? it always feels like this pendulum is switching from one side to the other, creating tension / mishaps like in between.

great post!

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