An invention has to make sense in the world it finishes in, not in the world it started.

  • -- Tim O'Reilly 提姆·奥雷利

一项发明必须在它完成的世界里有意义,而不是在它开始的世界里。

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Candidates don't have to deal with reality. They talk about the wonderful things they can accomplish as if advocating them is the same as achieving them. They live in a world of political make-believe in which everything from reconciling conflicting interests to paying for costly programs is easy.

候选人不必面对现实。他们谈论他们能完成的美妙的事情,好像提倡它们和实现它们是一样的。他们生活在一个政治虚幻的世界里,从调和利益冲突到为昂贵的项目买单,一切都很容易。

Markets are designed to allow individuals to look after their private needs and to pursue profit. It's really a great invention and I wouldn't under-estimate the value of that, but they're not designed to take care of social needs.

市场的设计是为了让个人照顾他们的私人需求和追求利润。这确实是一个伟大的发明,我不会低估它的价值,但它们并不是为了满足社会需求而设计的。

And I know that the younger generation is doing things that are so ingenious. And for them it's not a matter of a political belief or an environmental stance. It's really just common sense.

我知道年轻一代正在做一些非常有创意的事情。对他们来说,这不是一个政治信仰或环境立场的问题。这只是常识。

I said I have no powers of invention. Well, I also have no powers of mimicry.

我说我没有发明的能力。我也没有模仿的能力。