> When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
I find statements like yours to not be about objective truth, but rather a narcissistic view of world where if it was hard for you, it must not be possible. It is more of a comparison of yourself vs the world.
> When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
I find statements like yours to not be about objective truth, but rather a narcissistic view of world where if it was hard for you, it must not be possible. It is more of a comparison of yourself vs the world.
See also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50224916 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50225703