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Re:Maria Stepanova, one of Russia's greatest living poets, c... by wolverine876 on Thursday April 22, 2021 @02:53PM (#26906627)
> And usually I can spot good quality of a person by a few minutes of listening just to find out later that I was correct. It has happened many times already to be sure about it.

How do you know it's "correct"? Another hypothesis that fits is that you don't change your opinion when you get more information, you stick with your first instinct. Do others ever disagree with your assessments? What makes you right and them wrong?

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Re:Maria Stepanova, one of Russia's greatest living poets, c... by lovelyviking on Thursday April 22, 2021 @04:20PM (#26907668)
For instance this way I have discovered: Marvin Minsky,Richard Feynman, Ray Kurzweil, Alan Kay and so on You can argue that I was incorrect but then I would not argue.

>What makes you right and them wrong?

Nothing makes me right. I am just satisfied with the results of this experimental technique so far .

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