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fastcompany: The more polarized we become, the stronger we feel a sense of belonging, and the more assured we are of our place in space. Imagine going to a football game and vacillating about which team you support. Chances are the real fans of both teams would shun you. “You’re either with us or against us”—a very useful phrase for momentum building and crowd growing.  How Enemies Power Innovation

fastcompany:

The more polarized we become, the stronger we feel a sense of belonging, and the more assured we are of our place in space. Imagine going to a football game and vacillating about which team you support. Chances are the real fans of both teams would shun you. “You’re either with us or against us”—a very useful phrase for momentum building and crowd growing. 

How Enemies Power Innovation

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The long run of economic history shows that irrational pessimism is wrong just as often as irrational exuberance, if not more so…the historical record shows that during hard times entrepreneurs are busily creating the wealth of the future.

From a book we just read — Bust: Greece, The Euro and the Sovereign Debt Crisis by Matthew Lynn

Lynn goes on to detail the innovations — from Edison’s lightbulb to the personal computing industry created by Bill Gates and Steve Jobs — that were forged during hard economic times.

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