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Re:For Donald Knuth, good coding is synonymous with beautifu... by barrkel on Thursday April 16, 2020 @10:42AM (#22889853)
How about defining your own idea of success in life?

Taking your utility function, your definition of success, from someone else, is only one step removed from being jealous of someone on Instagram.

Think, and judge, for yourself.

Re:For Donald Knuth, good coding is synonymous with beautifu... by yesenadam on Thursday April 16, 2020 @11:32AM (#22890429)
Oddly, this comment seems mainly to put down the GP precisely for thinking and judging for themselves.

Please allow people to like and utilize the good ideas of others. Thankfully, we don't have to invent every wheel we use.

Re:For Donald Knuth, good coding is synonymous with beautifu... by goatlover on Friday April 17, 2020 @04:33AM (#22897250)
If you meet the Buddha on the road ...

It's true we don't have to invent every wheel. But it's also true that we don't have to treat invented wheels as gospel. There's more than one standard for living a good life, which depends on the person.

Re:For Donald Knuth, good coding is synonymous with beautifu... by barrkel on Thursday April 16, 2020 @02:54PM (#22892311)
Eh. The direction irked me, smacked too much of an objective measure of people's lives.
Re:For Donald Knuth, good coding is synonymous with beautifu... by spinningslate on Thursday April 16, 2020 @10:50AM (#22889931)
> Think, and judge, for yourself.

But surely also be inspired by others? OP simply said "I like this". I agree we shouldn't blindly follow or resent others, but that seems a stretch from "like".