Evidence receipt / belief
Published · transcript-backedReid Hoffman: belief
15 Jan 2020 Conversations with Tyler Reid Hoffman on Systems, Levers, and Quixotic Quests
“I would say yes, with maybe only the following asterisk, which is, part of the reason to be 10-out-of-10 idealistic is not to be naïve, not to be simplistic, not to realize that tragedy isn’t really possible, but that is actually, in fact, the goal of our lives and what we should work towards.”
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- Reid Hoffman
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- belief
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- 15 Jan 2020
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- Conversations with Tyler
Transcript context
…You come across as so idealistic in that tape. If you view it again today, does that still feel like you, the same Reid Hoffman? I would say yes, with maybe only the following asterisk, which is, part of the reason to be 10-out-of-10 idealistic is not to be naïve, not to be simplistic, not to realize that tragedy isn’t really possible, but that is actually, in fact, the goal of our lives and what we should work towards. So, ever giving up on optimism and idealism is, I think, a tragedy in and of itself. Of all the causes behind the success of PayPal, what’s the underestimated one?…
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