The range of possible accomplishments is too broad, each requiring a lifetime of focus, and thus cause people to hop from accomplishment to accomplishment.
I thought I would have accomplished a lot more today and also before I was 35
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Re: I thought I would have accomplished a lot more today and also before I was 35
#512Earlier quoted context omitted.
> while big bets bring both big gains and big losses. it's actually an asymmetric. The losses a capped - you cannot lose more than you own, and you cannot lose more than the time you put in (which is, of course, something you're going to lose by living any way). Technically, you also lose the "risk free reward" in opportunity cost - e.g., a minimum wage job. The gains, however, are unlimited. For both yourself, and f…
There's always more to lose than just what you own. There's who you are, there's relationships with family & friends, there's time, there's opportunities. All should be put on the scale & weighed against the risks.
> There's who you are
Why would you lose who you are if you merely lost on a big bet (say, as an entrepreneur?)
> there's relationships with family & friends
I think you may be reading too much - you imply that a big bet will always mean sacrificing your friends and family, but i do not believe that to be the case, and in fact, friends and family are what helps you succeed, and including them in your bet is more likely to help.
> there's time, there's opportunities
you are _always_ using up your time, regardless of whether you're using it in a big bet, or merely lazying around. As for opportunities - yes you lose in opportunity cost, but you cannot for sure say anything about what is lost, other than a sure-fire, 100% successful opportunity that you declined. If there's two startups, and you chose one, the other is _not_ the opportunity cost (because both has the same opportunity cost - that of a stable wage job working for a stable, zero risk company).
Re: I thought I would have accomplished a lot more today and also before I was 35
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I like that. Thanks for sharing it. I'm 58. I spent over thirty years, writing and managing software projects that other people generally didn't use well (or mishandled while developing). It was frustrating, but they paid the bills, so there wasn't anything I could do about it. Since leaving my last job, I started to look at working, and immediately , and with extreme prejudice, slammed into the notorious ageism in t…
It's not just in tech. You hear responses from younger generations like "Ok Boomer" to their elders' opinions and it is so cringe-worthy. I don't think everything my parents taught me was perfect or even always correct but there's an irreplaceable amount of wisdom that comes from being alive twice as long.
While I agree with that, I also think there’s a substantial amount of old idiots out there (same as for the younger generation), and I have little issue saying or hearing ‘ok boomer’ instead of ‘ok idiot’, if the topic is relevant enough.
Re: I thought I would have accomplished a lot more today and also before I was 35
#514I was incredibly driven about 7 years ago... I was a founder of a startup and had really lofty aspirations. I told my wife that it was very possible that we would be millionaires by the time we hit 40. Fast forward to today and that did not happen. The startup is no more, but mainly due to burnout. We made money and did well, but not well enough. I never made my millions, but did have a substantial aqui-hire opportun…
I like that. Thanks for sharing it. I'm 58. I spent over thirty years, writing and managing software projects that other people generally didn't use well (or mishandled while developing). It was frustrating, but they paid the bills, so there wasn't anything I could do about it. Since leaving my last job, I started to look at working, and immediately , and with extreme prejudice, slammed into the notorious ageism in t…
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Re: I thought I would have accomplished a lot more today and also before I was 35
#515Earlier quoted context omitted.
I’d assume the parent comment is alluding to FAANG or some of the hotter software startups.
I'd be very surprised if most FAANG engineers aren't millionaires after 5-10 years. The caveat being that houses in the Bay Area cost a lot more than a million...
Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Facebook all have significant Seattle-area presence; it's still expensive, but noticeably less so than Silly Valley, and you can live close to work yet have a Walk Score in the double digits. (And in fact a good score.) MS has a non-negligible number of jobs in lower-cost areas of the US (e.g. Fargo, Las Colinas, Atlanta); Apple is expanding in Austin; both Apple and Google have an increasing number of offices in lower-cost cities.
Re: I thought I would have accomplished a lot more today and also before I was 35
#516I was incredibly driven about 7 years ago... I was a founder of a startup and had really lofty aspirations. I told my wife that it was very possible that we would be millionaires by the time we hit 40. Fast forward to today and that did not happen. The startup is no more, but mainly due to burnout. We made money and did well, but not well enough. I never made my millions, but did have a substantial aqui-hire opportun…
I like that. Thanks for sharing it. I'm 58. I spent over thirty years, writing and managing software projects that other people generally didn't use well (or mishandled while developing). It was frustrating, but they paid the bills, so there wasn't anything I could do about it. Since leaving my last job, I started to look at working, and immediately , and with extreme prejudice, slammed into the notorious ageism in t…
Also 58 now is not the same as 58 30 years ago.
The state and change of culture and technology is quite different.
I consider age like time an illusion. There’s biological considerations but I reject all the age cliches and sayings. Defy labels, limitations, distorted reminders — focus on living.
Re: I thought I would have accomplished a lot more today and also before I was 35
#517Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's not just in tech. You hear responses from younger generations like "Ok Boomer" to their elders' opinions and it is so cringe-worthy. I don't think everything my parents taught me was perfect or even always correct but there's an irreplaceable amount of wisdom that comes from being alive twice as long.
Every time I hear that phrase I get the cold chill down my spine. It just feels so disrespectful and visceral. I’m in my 30s and was taught to have basic respect for others. People think my generation is entitled. Man our generation has another thing coming.
Im in my mid 30s, I liked OK Boomer as a meme to let lose some emotion steam but then folks started to take it a little too seriously.
To dismiss ideas outright on age alone is just stupid.
Re: I thought I would have accomplished a lot more today and also before I was 35
#518The wiliest addictions in life are subtle. Tobacco or alcohol at least have the decency to warn with adverse and severe health effects, often dissuading some from the habit.
Internet is the subtle monster. I am not literally comparing internet addiction to the ones mentioned above. I am just saying that quitting internet is as difficult, if not more, than quitting tobacco or alcohol, and mainly because of its termite like nature to hollow out the mind. It's slow but steady, as most cruel things are.
Re: I thought I would have accomplished a lot more today and also before I was 35
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Nope, but my siblings had their first and I witnessed how life altering of an experience it was for them where they had to put their careers on hold and nothing else mattered other than this new born (justifiably so), pregnancy was also rough for the wives so the husbands has double duty, taking care of newborn at all hours and recovering wives from c-section and complications. Not looking forward to the first year.…
My tip is get as much help as possible. Extended family and friends. Help can be babysitting or preparing food or helping with diy. And have cash to pay for convinence. Don’t buy anything (clothing, Furniture) new except of course toiletries and diapers - that’ll save you 3k or so that you can invest in eating take out. I’m serious ;-) Uber eats is your go to baby gift to ask for! Cruise at work as much as possible -…
> Typescript is still pretty nice
How do I speed up that compilation though? Eslint + tsc are killing me.