Finally reality is catching up to the hype. I was saying this 3 years ago. Tech should be about results, it should not be a religion.
We should accept that most famous CTOs, engineers and other "thought leaders" are not geniuses (also, they're often corrupted by financial interests) and we should not outsource our decisions to them. To innovate, we need to start thinking independently and make our own rational assessments.
Even if you make the wrong decision initially, at least it will be your own decision and you will learn from it. Moreover, when it's your own decision, you will learn from it sooner because you're not going to be getting undue reinforcement from peers.
If you over-idealize thought leaders, you will tend to stick to the popular doctrine instead of listening to your own reasoning.
We should accept that most famous CTOs, engineers and other "thought leaders" are not geniuses (also, they're often corrupted by financial interests) and we should not outsource our decisions to them. To innovate, we need to start thinking independently and make our own rational assessments.
Even if you make the wrong decision initially, at least it will be your own decision and you will learn from it. Moreover, when it's your own decision, you will learn from it sooner because you're not going to be getting undue reinforcement from peers.
If you over-idealize thought leaders, you will tend to stick to the popular doctrine instead of listening to your own reasoning.