Stupid does not mean "not worth it". Stupid means "obvious, and often overlooked".
And plenty of "stupid" things do mankind some good. Amazon invested a whole lot in selling books online, and now they contribute significantly to our quality of life.
That said, I acknowledge in the article that there should always be those aiming higher.
I've got to agree with that, myself. I guess my point is, the chemistry that went into the ferrofluid project wasn't trivial. And I could have made many "greeting card companies" in the time it took to develop one ferrofluid company.
sure. you've got to watch out for black swans..you should certainly shouldn't plan your portfolio around such a thing. You may as well put your money in CDs.
I find it so interesting that there are so many interpretations of what the Principle states. I don't disagree with any of them. My point is simply that many of us interpret it in a counter-productive fashion, that demotivates us to over-invest in one particular activity.
But if you drag MSWord docs into your local google drive folder, it will upload and sync to all your devices.