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“A new idea is first condemned as ridiculous and then dismissed as trivial until finally it becomes what everybody knows”

William James

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When people first hear a new idea, they often think it's silly. Later, they think it's not important. Eventually, the idea becomes something that everyone accepts as normal.

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Acceptance Creativity Cultural change Innovation New ideas Paradigm shift Resistance
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