HACKER Q&A
📣 trifit

Superstitious Hackers, do you feel good things come as accidents?


Superstitious Hackers, do you feel good things come as accidents?


  👤 simonblack Accepted Answer ✓
Not a superstition. It's merely called Serendipity.

Accidents are statistically just as likely to be 'good' accidents as 'bad' accidents.

Evolution depends on the 'good' accidents. 'Neutral' or 'bad' accidents are discarded by Evolution - bad ones usually don't survive long enough to cause a problem to the mainstream species by passing on their faulty genes.


👤 uberman
I dont consider myself to be superstitious, but I admit that if I mistyped a command, I often get the distinct feeling that it was a warning.

👤 night-rider
The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.