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Re:I deeply regret my participation in the board's actions by BaculumMeumEst on Monday November 20, 2023 @10:31AM (#38349503)
"Nobody really knows what they're doing" is a cope that will keep you mediocre forever.

There are absolutely people who know what they are doing.

https://twitter.com/awesomekling/status/1723257710848651366

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Re:I deeply regret my participation in the board's actions by 28304283409234 on Monday November 20, 2023 @11:07AM (#38349855)
> There are absolutely people who know what they are doing.

I am sure there are. But few and far between. And rarely are they in positions of power in my experience.

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Re:I deeply regret my participation in the board's actions by subsistence234 on Monday November 20, 2023 @12:07PM (#38350655)
that tweet would be more at home on a linkedin page.
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Re:I deeply regret my participation in the board's actions by adverbly on Monday November 20, 2023 @12:26PM (#38351040)
Lets talk definitions. Here was mine:

Knowing what you are doing: accurate mental model

The author here is talking about mindset and confidence - not "understanding" persay. Source:

> For me, it was extremely humbling to work together with far more competent engineers at Apple.

Having a mindset that "some people are way more competent than me" is talking about humility and growth mindsets - different concept than mental models. I fully agree with the author here - a growth mindset is useful! But that's a different thing from saying that some people actually have accurate mental models of the important complex systems underpinning the world.

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