Re:Consider applying for grad school
by intended on Saturday August 25, 2018 @02:19AM
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In certain context - empty frontiers vs discovered/cultivated regions
Take the Internet -no one had any models for it. You could come up with new innovations and then disrupt other industries or make entirely new frontiers.
But in denser more studied areas - advances are incremental. People don’t come up with magic hashing functions for example.
Or new engine designs - there’s only so much you can do without breaking emissions norms or fuel efficiency or
end up having engines which end up getting damaged.
BUT- the dream is always to find that missing or unthought of idea which changes the world.
It’s just relatively easier with an open frontier.
Take the Internet -no one had any models for it. You could come up with new innovations and then disrupt other industries or make entirely new frontiers.
But in denser more studied areas - advances are incremental. People don’t come up with magic hashing functions for example.
Or new engine designs - there’s only so much you can do without breaking emissions norms or fuel efficiency or end up having engines which end up getting damaged.
BUT- the dream is always to find that missing or unthought of idea which changes the world.
It’s just relatively easier with an open frontier.