building harmless great things using AI
August 24, 2026
After consuming lot of tech blogs, twitter articles and substacks one thing i realized is all you have to do is retardmaxxing. Nobody cares about your feelings. Start doing things, go to a random cafe talk to people, learn an instrument, work on funny side projects Most of them would fail but if one blows up, you are at advantage now. And it will motivate you even more to push and keep going.
A photo that I keep coming back to build my resilience
T+33 seconds: Catastrophic engine failure
Root Cause: Corroded aluminum B-nut on fuel line caused by salt spray exposure during pre-launch operations at Omelek Island
Failure Mode: The corroded nut failed under pressure, causing a fuel leak that ignited. Fire severed the main engine controller cable, leading to loss of thrust vector control
Impact: Vehicle lost attitude control and crashed into the Pacific Ocean approximately 250 feet from the launch pad
Aftermath: SpaceX had $100M remaining. Two more failures followed (2007, 2008) before the fourth attempt succeeded in September 2008, saving the company