It's good to test yourself and develop your talents and ambitions as fully as you can and achieve greater success; but I think success is the feeling you get from a job well done, and the key thing is to do the work.
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We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote reflects disappointment over the slow progress of technological advancements compared to our high expectations.
Peter Thiel's quote highlights the gap between the ambitious dreams of technological innovation, such as flying cars, and the reality of what has been achieved thus far, which, in this case, is limited to short social media updates. It suggests a critique of how our expectations for progress have not been met, leading to a sense of dissatisfaction with the current state of technology.
Themes
TechnologyExpectationsProgressInnovationDisappointment
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a technology conference to emphasize the need for greater innovation.
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