Re: deadly presumptions

From: Charlie Stross (charlie@antipope.org)
Date: Tue Sep 04 2001 - 03:47:54 MDT


On Mon, Sep 03, 2001 at 11:25:38PM -0700, Robert Coyote wrote:
> To the list:
>
> What if I may ask have been your pet deadly presumptions, my most recent
> to be dispelled is: {programming is very difficult, takes high
> intelligence, and you must be very good at mathematics to do so}
>
> I have a suspicion that we all are taught a plethora of flawed
> presumptions or beliefs about "the way things are and how things work"
> that are very debilitating.
>
> So if you would share what beliefs or presumptions you have dispelled it
> may be valuable

"Running your own company is hard/complex/abstruse and difficult". Also,
"people at the top of industry are there because they're somehow
superhumanly good at what they do, and mere mortals can't compete."

-- Charlie



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