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"The only pot smokers I know and am aware of are burnt out, so they all will burn out! Oh and it's immature, whatever that means." Sorry for the snark, but when there's clearly a visibility problem, these one-off negative anecdotes given as universal observations and advice are nearly useless.
Look, I'm all for legalization, but let's not kid ourselves. Alcohol doesn't make you more sociable. Tobacco doesn't make you look cool. And weed doesn't help you relax. Or rather, all of the above certainly do that, but there are ample alternatives that do it better and have zero consequences for your health.
Ask PG: Does smoking marijuana affect the ability to hack and run a startup?
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Re: Ask PG: Does smoking marijuana affect the ability to hack and run a startup?
#62I can't wait for people to come out of the closet on this issue. It's just like gay people. Ask anyone from CO or WA how many people have come out as private pot smokers. Can't wait for uninformed and inexperienced judgement that will be raining down in this thread. A bunch of people saying a bunch of ridiculous things that they'd never say if they knew how many people smoked around them and don't tell them. Same exa…
You sound hysterical.
Re: Ask PG: Does smoking marijuana affect the ability to hack and run a startup?
#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
"The only pot smokers I know and am aware of are burnt out, so they all will burn out! Oh and it's immature, whatever that means." Sorry for the snark, but when there's clearly a visibility problem, these one-off negative anecdotes given as universal observations and advice are nearly useless.
You really have no idea what my experiences are, but you seem quite judgemental and somewhat defensive, and eager to pick a fight. The point remains that there is a non-zero chance of harming your chances of achieving you career goals if you light up frequently. Ther are no doubt outliers who can work well stoned, but for the regular person this is not likely to be the case. In fact for most people they'll regret end…
What is the evidence pokesmot is blaming himself? Notice he is "quoting" brc using the quote symbols, but brc didn't actually say what is quoted. NVC will teach you to read things like this as a feeling/opinion held by the person who is "quoting" someone else. When you are saying something contentious, you are are either blaming yourself or you are blaming the other guy. Given brc didn't actually say what pokesmot said he said, I'm going with the former: he's blaming himself a bit. This leads me to thinking it's not beyond us to consider we might feel a bit of fear ourselves if we consumed more than a moderate amount of pot in a given week and then someone comes by and said "don't kid yourself it's making you better at work".
Ironically that last quote is also a blaming statement. The logical implication of that statement is, if I smoke weed, I won't be better at my job, especially if I do it regularly. The won't is derived from the negative fragment 'kid yourself'.
Anyway, I agree with both of them! Don't smoke weed with the expectations of becoming better at work. Making casual blaming statements affects all of us. We should all try harder not to do it!
Re: Ask PG: Does smoking marijuana affect the ability to hack and run a startup?
#64So retarded, seems my post got flagged. Mysterious dropped from the front page to page 3. Not sure why, there is some great discussion and feedback here. My biggest complaint about HN is that its not a true democracy, there are a few with god powers that influence all the content.
Re: Ask PG: Does smoking marijuana affect the ability to hack and run a startup?
#65"smoking weed actually is quite therapeutic. It is an outlet for stress and the never-ending wall of burden. Development and startups are evolving so fast, and it often feels like you are never adequate." My advice? I will fall back on the saying "if you can't take the heat stay out of the kitchen". There are many reasons why someone might have to medicate themselves if they have a situation that is not under their c…
I have to say, the idea of lowering my goals in light of increasing stress haunts me at night. It would be so easy (or at least it feels that way now) to just stop being ambitious and stop chasing the dream, as stress levels increase along with risks. I just can't do it. Even though it's intensely stressful at times, I think that striving for a grand goal is a part of who I am, in much the same way that my personal s…
(I say "might" because I don't know enough about the specifics of your situation.)
But I do know that for sure anyone who eggs you on will have no detriment to the choices that you have made to get ahead.
I do understand how you have to do this because everyone else is taking that route.
Back in the day I never even tried pot. Or cigarettes. And everyone else was doing it back then. But then again it wasn't used to enhance performance or get ahead. So I can't honestly say what I would have done if faced with a peer group that was using performance enhancing drugs that I had to compete with.
Re: Ask PG: Does smoking marijuana affect the ability to hack and run a startup?
#66While you're leading a company, don't. Being a good leader requires a great memory. If you forget half of what was said on Fridays because you smoked that night, you're hosing everyone.
Re: Ask PG: Does smoking marijuana affect the ability to hack and run a startup?
#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you drink alcohol?
Ahem, the same question seems to have been posted and deleted from a different account, which I know courtesy HN Notify. Others may have gotten similar notifications. Let's say the other account name has something to do with server-side javascript. snoop_a_loop, if you are serious about protecting your identity with regards to this thread, consider deleting it immediately.
Re: Ask PG: Does smoking marijuana affect the ability to hack and run a startup?
#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ahem, the same question seems to have been posted and deleted from a different account, which I know courtesy HN Notify. Others may have gotten similar notifications. Let's say the other account name has something to do with server-side javascript. snoop_a_loop, if you are serious about protecting your identity with regards to this thread, consider deleting it immediately.
I know you want to show everybody how clever you are, but come on, this comment is not productive. I ask that you restrain yourself from being a troll, and be respectful.
If you're not the other guy, no harm done. If you are, consider that I could have been trying to be helpful. Clearly you consider anonymity important enough to be using a throwaway account.
Re: Ask PG: Does smoking marijuana affect the ability to hack and run a startup?
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#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
Look, I'm all for legalization, but let's not kid ourselves. Alcohol doesn't make you more sociable. Tobacco doesn't make you look cool. And weed doesn't help you relax. Or rather, all of the above certainly do that, but there are ample alternatives that do it better and have zero consequences for your health.
Have you ever known someone who uses marijuana medicinally?
There are legitimate uses for alcohol too. Great disinfectant. Great at cleaning mechanical parts.
Doesn't mean drinking half a bottle of vodka a day will make you a great business leader. Smoking weed won't make you into one either.