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Re:Ask HN: How do I switch from being a passive consumer to ... by klibertp on Sunday May 21, 2017 @08:53AM (#14387059)
> 'Coolness' is an unmeasured and a dangerous motivation.

As is curiosity, but we have little problems with people motivated by it in tech?

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Re:Ask HN: How do I switch from being a passive consumer to ... by sametmax on Sunday May 21, 2017 @09:10AM (#14387123)
Oh no, we have big problems with coolness in tech.
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Re:Ask HN: How do I switch from being a passive consumer to ... by Pr3fix on Sunday May 21, 2017 @10:48AM (#14387535)
He was comparing coolness, an "unmeasured and a dangerous motivation", to curiosity, which is similarly unmeasured and dangerous. ie, both are unreliable motivators and yet the industry idolizes both.
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