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#92Earlier quoted context omitted.
there’s a huge percentage of the population that has to deal with major difficulties in life Do you or is this just some lefty privileged angst?
Yea I did, what is it to you? Do you take joy in asking that question? Does it make you feel better to know my mom was a single parent without very much money? Do you feel like you productively added to the conversation?
I'm sorry if I offended you, that wasn't my intention.
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#93> If you think something is important but people older than you hold don't hold it in high regard, there's a decent chance that you're right and they're wrong. Status lags by a generation or more. I winced a little bit at this one, though it's worded strangely so I may be misinterpreting it. The way I took it is poor advice -- when there is a mismatch between yourself and another in terms of "what's important" or wha…
You can disagree with someone about whether a piece of technology is important or not without regarding them a moral failure.
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#94Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yea I did, what is it to you? Do you take joy in asking that question? Does it make you feel better to know my mom was a single parent without very much money? Do you feel like you productively added to the conversation?
I'm sorry if I offended you, that wasn't my intention.
Hahaha that was one of the most ridiculous (and succinct) 180's I've ever seen online.
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#95Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is this guy unaware of New York?
I’m pretty sure Global Weird HQ is not in America. NYC and SF are some of the most uptight places in the world.
SF is subversive and counter-culture... if being a cutthroat capitalist is subversive... ROI is the new karmic energy ;)
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#97> If you're 10–20: These are prime years! I lol'd.
Aren't they? If youre on this site you're smart enough to know he doesn't mean holistically but in terms of interest and achieving things relatively young.
Most of my interests formed, solidified and shaped me in this range. 20-30 is more so improving aptitude. I am not saying people do not find new lifelong interests past this range.
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#98Advice for SF people: Stop talking about changing the god damned world when what you're actually working on is a middleman payment processor. You sound like your head is planted so far up into your ass you can see daylight again.
E: Just to point out what I actually believe so I’m not just doing a drive-by insult - let capitalism and self interest be just that, like how a pizza delivery guy or payday loan provider probably isn’t deluding themselves about making an impact. Leave talk of societal impact to actual politics.
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#99> If you think something is important but people older than you hold don't hold it in high regard, there's a decent chance that you're right and they're wrong. Status lags by a generation or more.
I feel like I'm missing the point of this one. For basically 100% of the things I thought were important between 10-20 years old, as I got older I realized I was wrong and older folks were right.
Conversely, if someone older than you thinks something is important and you do not, you should probably reserve judgement until you're older...
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#100I wish someone would write a useful version of this for the question “what should I do to make the most of my life when my family is poor or somehow less fortunate?” A lot of this would still apply but there’s a huge percentage of the population that has to deal with major difficulties in life before they can heed the kind of advice Patrick offers.
there’s a huge percentage of the population that has to deal with major difficulties in life Do you or is this just some lefty privileged angst?
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