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Re: Quit Your Job

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Post by chana_masala »

deltree7 wrote: post #55
chana_masala wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> So, his experiences is very specific to his skills, his reach and societal perceptions about him. I mean, that part is true for literally everyone?

No. We are talking about thresholds. He has advantages that may be applicable to If a person quit their job being a short, brown, woman and found happiness and people willing to help them, it is more likely to be replicated by a broader population. It's like an attractive guy giving dating tips

No, you're inferring about WHO this is. I am saying, literally everyone on this planet has experiences which are specific to their skills, their reach and societal perceptions about them.

Re: Quit Your Job

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Post by kitx »

Such a wonderful read. Think of childhood or teenage years when you spent hours building things for the sheer joy of it, profit motive be damned. More of us could do with sabbaticals to explore projects like this as an adult. Build out in the open, perhaps it will work, maybe it won’t. But you’ll learn a vast amount, have fun along the way, and probably learn what you should be doing instead.

Bookmarked, because I know I’m going to have to re-read this.

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Post by mrjangles »

allendoerfer wrote: post #119

This article makes me anxious that I just might not have any interesting ideas to share with the world, that I might be stuck in my own perspective and that others will see right through all the fancy words I come up with to masquerade it. I think I might not be able to refrain from smiling when being called an intellectual. Only positive outlook: At least I do not think I will ever go as far as calling myself an int…

now that's an amusing take.

But would you go so far as to call yourself an "elite" like this guy does...

>This is a key part of what it means to be a responsible elite.

The best description I ever heard of an "elite" is "A term used ironically to describe someone so out of touch with reality that they think people are using it to refer to them unironically."

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Post by twelvechairs »

honkycat wrote: post #97
thelettere wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The notion that one has to take care of one's "needs" before pursuing anything "higher" is a lie and an excuse. The number of great intellectuals and writers who lived at least a portion of their lives - and often more - in absolute penury is testament to this. Einstein for example nearly died of starvation, yet he kept working. One could make an argument that it is because of real world difficulties that one is able…

> Einstein for example nearly died of starvation, yet he kept working. Citation needed. I'm unable to find any sources that back this up. Einstein was known as a mathematical GENIUS far beyond his years, even as a young person.

Einstein is, in fact, a counter example. He was working at the patent office as a 'technical examiner' for seven years, including throughout his 'annus mirabilis' when he released his most famous papers.

Re: Quit Your Job

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Post by allendoerfer »

mrjangles wrote: post #123
allendoerfer wrote: post #119

This article makes me anxious that I just might not have any interesting ideas to share with the world, that I might be stuck in my own perspective and that others will see right through all the fancy words I come up with to masquerade it. I think I might not be able to refrain from smiling when being called an intellectual. Only positive outlook: At least I do not think I will ever go as far as calling myself an int…

now that's an amusing take. But would you go so far as to call yourself an "elite" like this guy does... >This is a key part of what it means to be a responsible elite. The best description I ever heard of an "elite" is "A term used ironically to describe someone so out of touch with reality that they think people are using it to refer to them unironically."

And I just thought elites had to be the men buying hygiene products labeled "tactical".

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Post by wyre »

dragonwriter wrote: post #100
leetcrew wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Simply by virtue of being professionals in the US, they are part of the 1%. most white collar professionals, SWEs included, are not even close to being in the 1%. the 1% income bucket for the whole country starts around $350k, so roughly an L5 at google.

I think the grandparent is referring to US professionals tending to be in the global 1%, not the US local 1%.

The global 1% cutoff is around $35,000, which is ironically very close to the median income in the US.

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Post by 3maj »

thelettere wrote: post #52
going_ham wrote: post #43

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If it does, you will be extremely delighted knowing there is a book by Marcus Aurelius called Meditations. The book withstood the test of time. He has written it clearly and explained his reasons in a proper manner. He was a roman ruler and everything is from that perspective. Most of the people here are probably not making enough money to get by the everyday mundanes of life. So things like self-actualization are fa…

The notion that one has to take care of one's "needs" before pursuing anything "higher" is a lie and an excuse. The number of great intellectuals and writers who lived at least a portion of their lives - and often more - in absolute penury is testament to this. Einstein for example nearly died of starvation, yet he kept working. One could make an argument that it is because of real world difficulties that one is able…

Shoutout to the Slavic Homie Nikola Tesla, was one of the greatest inventors of all time but died in poverty.

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Post by beckingz »

Prosperity gospel with a technical flavor. The assumption that any worthy cause will by financially self-sustaining as an 'empire' has led to a lot of value driven companies destroying all their good will and noble intentions.

Re: Quit Your Job

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Post by nefitty »

dragonwriter wrote: post #100
leetcrew wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Simply by virtue of being professionals in the US, they are part of the 1%. most white collar professionals, SWEs included, are not even close to being in the 1%. the 1% income bucket for the whole country starts around $350k, so roughly an L5 at google.

I think the grandparent is referring to US professionals tending to be in the global 1%, not the US local 1%.

Yes, that is what I meant. I could have clarified.

Re: Quit Your Job

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Post by penjelly »

going_ham wrote: post #36
andreyk wrote: post #27

"Transform your perspective thus: rather than seeing the job as carrying out someone else’s will in exchange for money, see it as itself your sacred cosmic duty. What important task do you do for the project you work for? How does that project fit into creating a more glorious future? How is that future pleasing to God, the proper order of things, and your own felt value instincts? Your wage is just a budget given to…

Shamelessly copying from Meditations by Marcus Aurelius adding cosmos and fancy word so that homework doesn't look like the original. ;)

i hate how often stoic ideas get rehashed, even marcus was basically just paraphrasing epictetus, but at least that was okay because epictetus didnt write in very readable english
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