Pavel Durov

We are scared that

We won't become accepted anymore, which thousands and millions of years ago meant we're going to starve to death.

So we have to consciously fight this inclination to be agreeable.

with everything that the majority imposes on you because it's quite clear that many things that the majority, many activities the majority is engaging in are not bringing you any good.

That's the fear.

And it's quite irrational if you think about it.

It was something that made a lot of sense 20,000 years ago.

it makes zero sense today.

Because if you think about it, if you do the same thing everybody else around you is doing, you don't have any competitive advantage.

And you don't get to become outstanding at some point in your life.

Differently.

So obviously in order to contribute to the society you're in, to the economy of the country you live in, you have to do something that is valuable.

But if you're doing something that everybody else is doing anyway, what's the value of it?

Now, it sounds easier than it is done to do something that nobody else is doing, because we humans are surrounded by all kinds of information, which makes us want to copy what we are perceiving.

At the same time, there are so many areas which you can explore that have nothing to do with the information you receive on a daily basis.

So it's extremely important to curate the information sources that you have.

So that you wouldn't be somebody who is left to the will of AI-based algorithmic feed telling you what's important.

So that you end up consuming the same information, the same stuff, the same memes, the same news as everybody else.

But rather, you should be proactive.

You should deliberately try to set a goal, an area that you want to explore, and then actively search information that is relevant to this field so that one day you can become the world's number one expert in this field.