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0 points015a1y ago0 comments

Peoples' "capacity for impatience" is literally the reason why these things move so quick. These are not feelings at-odds with each other; they're the same thing. Its magical; now its boring; where's the magic; let's create more magic.

Be impatient. Its a positive feeling, not a negative one. Be disappointed with the current progress; its the biggest thing keeping progress moving forward. It also, if nothing else, helps communicate to OpenAI whether they're moving in the right direction.

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idopmstuff1y ago

> Be disappointed with the current progress; its the biggest thing keeping progress moving forward.

No it isn't - excitement for the future is the biggest thing keeping progress moving forward. We didn't go to the moon because people were frustrated by the lack of progress in getting off of our planet, nor did we get electric cars because people were disappointed with ICE vehicles.

Complacency regarding the current state of things can certainly slow or block progress, but impatience isn't what drives forward the things that matter.

015aOP1y ago

Tesla's corporate motto is literally "accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy". Unhappy with the world's previous progress and velocity, they aimed to move faster.

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