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		Alex3917 on Aug 4, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What has been your biggest mistake? Thinking other people are dumb. Even if it were true, it has yet to get me anywhere.

qhoxie on Aug 4, 2008 [–]

I could not agree more on this point. It seems like this comes up all too often in design discussions, and it is difficult to get around in a productive manner.

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