Chapter 3
Faulty Assumptions and Magical Thinking
The most damaging phrase in the language is “We have always done it this way!”
Many musicals and movie fairy tales begin with an “I Want” or an “I Wish” song where the main character sings about hopes and desires that launch a happy story. “I wanna be where the people are,” sings Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid. “I wish to go to the festival,” sings Cinderella in Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods. In these stories, the beauty and satisfaction of the magic are in realizing the characters’ dreams.
Dreams and goals are a foundation and motivation for people and their creations. Curiosity for pushing the boundaries of the possible attracted many of us to fields of technology.
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