Sarah Paine: preference

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…Welcome to San Francisco, Sarah. One variant of hubris A is, I'm an American. I don't need to consult any other country. It's just whatever Washington does or doesn't do. That determines how the world works. It's half-court tennis. It ignores what the other team's doing, and it doesn't work out well. Then there's Silicon Valley, or whatever it is, a different variant. It's what I call Type 2 hubris. “I'm incredibly talented in one area” which he is, he’s incredibly talented or whatever. He's made himself a household word. Not everyone can do that. But you're thinking, “Because I'm good at one thing, this is transferable to everything else.” I got news. There's all kinds of expertise and it's important. But if I take a really good hairdresser and make them an auto mechanic, or the auto mechanic a hairdresser, it is not going to work out well. You have to line these things up correctly. This type 2 hubris is thinking, “I'm smart at one thing, and therefore I can do everything.” These people are making decisions in areas where they have no expertise, and it will not work out well. Great place to close.…

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