People tend to underestimate how much things can change, an… - Paul Graham

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People tend to underestimate how much things can change, and this causes them to undervalue ideas that aren't viable now but could be in the future.

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About Paul Graham

Paul Graham (born 1964) is an English computer scientist, essayist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author. He is best known for his work on the programming language Lisp, his former startup Viaweb (later renamed Yahoo! Store), cofounding the influential startup accelerator and seed capital firm Y Combinator, his essays, and Hacker News.

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People tend to underestimate how much things can change, and this causes them to undervalue ideas that aren't viable now but could be in the future. - Paul Graham

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