But if it's futile to tell the junk from the not-, what's the argument for sacrificing your joy and happiness while "chasing the rabbit?"
Local vs. global extrema. That is to say, the person working on something thinks it's not junk - for them it's a global maximum. For observers, what the person is working on looks like a local maximum (or minimum).
The AirBnB story is a good example of this. "I want to make a way for people to pay to stay on an air-bed in my house" sounds a lot like a local minimum to the outside observer.
It sounds like a lasting impact of Dave Goldberg was the love he helped grow in his family and their friends.
Undoubtedly. Based on his work however, it looks like that is where it will stop.
Local vs. global extrema. That is to say, the person working on something thinks it's not junk - for them it's a global maximum. For observers, what the person is working on looks like a local maximum (or minimum).
The AirBnB story is a good example of this. "I want to make a way for people to pay to stay on an air-bed in my house" sounds a lot like a local minimum to the outside observer.
It sounds like a lasting impact of Dave Goldberg was the love he helped grow in his family and their friends.
Undoubtedly. Based on his work however, it looks like that is where it will stop.