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A comment on Ayn Rand's Literature of Capitalism. Parent comment

Re:Ayn Rand's Literature of Capitalism by paul on Saturday September 15, 2007 @06:23PM (#55047)
Yes, I'm not suggesting that you have to deliver exactly what people ask for, but you shouldn't completely ignore it either. I'm basically saying that both extremes are wrong. You need to be both arrogant and humble at the same time. I know what's best, but I might be wrong. :)

Gmail definitely contains some compromises, and I'm ok with that. I'd rather have a good product with millions of users than a "perfect" product with zero users (not that perfection is possible anyway).

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Re:Ayn Rand's Literature of Capitalism by SwellJoe on Saturday September 15, 2007 @06:31PM (#55049)
"Yes, I'm not suggesting that you have to deliver exactly what people ask for, but you shouldn't completely ignore it either. I'm basically saying that both extremes are wrong. You need to be both arrogant and humble at the same time. I know what's best, but I might be wrong. :)"

I agree, and I know you're not as arrogant as a Rand hero. Your post just made me laugh. ;-)

But I'm glad you clarified, because the "I know what's best" sentence could very well be the best thing ever said on News.YC.

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