Ask HN: Who is building something that will change the world?

Re:Ask HN: Who is building something that will change the wo... by CyberFonic on Friday October 04, 2019 @01:12AM (#21154967)

Brilliant people come from the most unexpected places. The one thing that stands out about Jobs/Gates/Wozniak et al. is that they came from unconventional (for the time) backgrounds with unique skills and talents.

It would seem that to change the world, you first need to be in a position of "being outside the world" - not literally but from a perspective point of view. Those who are immersed in the status-quo or are imitating some personal hero, are unlikely to ever come up with something truly radical and new.

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Re:Ask HN: Who is building something that will change the wo... by ThePhysicist on Friday October 04, 2019 @02:33AM (#21155328)

Steve Jobs grew up in San Francisco, one of the world's tech hotbeds, Bill Gates grew up in a rich family and attended one of the world's most prestigious universities before starting Microsoft. No offense but I wouldn't call those "the most unexpected places".

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