# Industrialists and Academics The idea that there is a spectrum of people who are creating new things. On the one end you have Industrialists and on the other you have academics. Most people have a mixture of the two mindsets. Someone might primarily be interested in the nuances of a technology but have the broad motivation around how to use it. ### Industrialists - [[Industrialists don’t care about how long a thing will last]] ### Academics - [[Academics want to do timeless work]] - [[The academic mindset is characterized by a focus on ideas over all else]]