Building from zero after addiction, prison, and a felony • Hacker News Board

By your own logic the man you 'commend' for turning his life around would be dead at 19 - every good thing he's done since, including the post you're replying to, exists only because nobody took your advice.

Re: Building from zero after addiction, prison, and a felony

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Post by gavinray » Sun, Jun 07, 2026, 9:09 PM UTC

zuzululu wrote: post #25

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Sorry I'm not dead (yet), maybe next go-round of the universe?

Re: Building from zero after addiction, prison, and a felony

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Post by ProllyInfamous » Sun, Jun 07, 2026, 9:09 PM UTC

hollerith wrote: post #29

ProllyInfamous wrote: post #20

Please don't get a motorcycle: A good felon buddy of mine has been out now for 4 years. He slowly built a car repair business, with steady clientele, and got his life back on track – including reasonable sobriety and a steady relationship. He and his girl would cruise around often, enjoying their newfound happiness . Last week he totaled his Harley and his body (destroyed bike, multiple broken bones). Total reset. He…

It's only been a week; right?

Right; he is fucked up. Girl is now gone, having caught charges herself (stabbed him because he refuses most pain killers and is in a lot of pain right now//ashole).

So sad to see; I am walking his dogs; last time I saw him I said "I am just worried that this will make you spin out, again."

Definitely helped me continue deciding not to get a motorcycle, myself.

Re: Building from zero after addiction, prison, and a felony

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Post by stringfood » Sun, Jun 07, 2026, 9:10 PM UTC

Catloafdev wrote: post #32

zuzululu wrote: post #25

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I went to his profile and it's a pattern with him, low effort comments mixed with general rudeness

Re: Building from zero after addiction, prison, and a felony

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Post by ofjcihen » Sun, Jun 07, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC

zuzululu wrote: post #23

vijucat wrote: post #2

I love such stories. Right now, a lot of folks I know are struggling to find jobs, so I read the part about how he got a job the first day he was out of jail with some astonishment and nostalgia for the simpler days, when showing interest was often enough to land the job! Now, hoop number 1, the AI resume filter, is a strange obstacle that one has to jump through first.

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Re: Building from zero after addiction, prison, and a felony

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Post by ProllyInfamous » Sun, Jun 07, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC

sergiotapia wrote: post #26

gavinray wrote: post #22

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That's horrible but also a stark reminder for how quickly life can change for any one of us...

True but a motorcycle is basically 100% given that you will crash and have bad injuries.

There are old riders and there are bold riders...

But somehow no old bold riders.

Re: Building from zero after addiction, prison, and a felony

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Post by windowshopping » Sun, Jun 07, 2026, 9:13 PM UTC

sergiotapia wrote: post #26

gavinray wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's horrible but also a stark reminder for how quickly life can change for any one of us...

True but a motorcycle is basically 100% given that you will crash and have bad injuries.

100% given? Lol

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Post by stringfood » Sun, Jun 07, 2026, 9:13 PM UTC

zuzululu wrote: post #23

vijucat wrote: post #2

I love such stories. Right now, a lot of folks I know are struggling to find jobs, so I read the part about how he got a job the first day he was out of jail with some astonishment and nostalgia for the simpler days, when showing interest was often enough to land the job! Now, hoop number 1, the AI resume filter, is a strange obstacle that one has to jump through first.

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