The industrial age brought compliance and compliance brought fear and fear brought us mediocrity.
The job isn't to catch up to the status quo; the job is to invent the status quo.
Playing safe is very risky.
Developing expertise or assets that are not easily copied is essential; otherwise you're just a middleman.
Say what you believe and see who follows.
Is it worth getting one more tweet out, or putting your phone down and doing something that is worth tweeting?