Re:Some advice from Jeff Bezos
by stcredzero on Friday October 19, 2012 @02:45PM
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> That doesn't prevent someone from being right 100% of the time. It may prevent them from saying "x is the best database", but not from saying "x is the best for y use, z is the best for... etc"
PG has noted that Robert Morris was one of the smartest people he knew, because he always knew when he shouldn't give an opinion.
> The problem is with the fact that no-one is capable of always being right, not that the hypothetical person couldn't always be right.
No disagreement there. A corollary: a big problem is embodied in people who don't know that the above is the case and take steps to mitigate it.
PG has noted that Robert Morris was one of the smartest people he knew, because he always knew when he shouldn't give an opinion.
> The problem is with the fact that no-one is capable of always being right, not that the hypothetical person couldn't always be right.
No disagreement there. A corollary: a big problem is embodied in people who don't know that the above is the case and take steps to mitigate it.