The Philosophy: Muddling Through Together Douglas had this extraordinary ability to hold both truths simultaneously: Humans are capable of incredible things AND We're cosmic specks who frequently can't even figure out the right questions to ask The Anti-Hubris Manifesto We're all just muddling through And that's okay - it's the human condition We're probably wrong about lots of things But let's muddle through together with style, humor, and occasional brilliance We don't have all the answers We demonstrably don't - the answer is 42! We're all in the same bewildered boat So we might as well help each other out The opposite of Silicon Valley hubris Building not because we know everything, but because we know we don't
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