 | I was watching a recent interview with Mark Zuckerberg, and he dropped a really interesting take on the backseat criticism that comes with building new products. He basically argues that if you're trying to do something that’s actually innovative something that isn't already in the "Overton window" people have to think it’s a little weird or crazy for some period of time. If they didn't, someone else would have already done it. He views the ridicule as part of the price of admission for taking a big swing. It got me thinking: how much of our own hesitation to innovate is just fear of looking "weird" to others? [link] [comments] |
Predictive technology: computational social science