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Ubermenschen t1_iw7r9cc wrote

Reply to comment by ppardee in [Image] Believe... by Gainsborough-Smythe

This quote is about your ability to learn, to persevere, and to eventually understand and master. It is about faith in your abilities long term. This is not about repairing a car on your first try.

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ppardee t1_iw8w98d wrote

That may be what you take away from it. It may also have been Henry Ford's intent in say it. But that's not what it says, and if a quote needs an explanation to go along with it, it's not a good quote.

Plus, it's still false. Not everyone has the capacity to learn something and believing you're going to able to learn will not make you capable of learning it. I used to think everyone could just learn whatever they wanted... and then I started interviewing people for technical roles. Doesn't matter how much you believe and persevere. It doesn't make you capable.

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