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Michael Gibson on The Thiel Fellowship and The Future of Education and Innovation

New Frontier

CHAPTER

The Status Pyramid of Silicon Valley

I think the reason why you have the Chuck Yeager is another other people like that of the world, it's not purely intrinsic or self-motivation. It's also this idea of kind of glory and respect and the prestige that you get from it. And I don't know why the denial of greatness became such a wide phenomenon. But I think it has like slowed down progress because it means that, you know, not as many people believe they can do great things.

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