Ask HN: Did you get "never have to work again rich" through software? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Did you get "never have to work again rich" through software?

#191

Post by VonGuard » Sun, Jul 06, 2014, 7:48 PM UTC

iretired wrote: post #62

nols wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Red Pill is leaking onto HN now? Damn

The blue pill runs deep in HN. It's just the personality of nerds to be white knights. There are always a minority that have taken http://www.reddit.com/r/TheRedPill

Oh... my... god, you actually mention the red pill thing here? Red Pill is the absolute direct opposite of Hacker News, of intellectual maturity, of intellectual curiosity. Red Pill is like being a slave owner. iretired needs to go back to Reddit. I'd tell him to go back to 4chan, but even 4channers don't buy into that Red Pill bullshit.

Re: Ask HN: Did you get "never have to work again rich" through software?

#192

Post by jrmiii » Mon, Jul 07, 2014, 3:51 PM UTC

justanotherprof wrote: post #101

Interesting post. I guess the emerging subtext here is: are you happier once you win the lottery? Maybe you are interested in some contrast from academia? I managed to become the academic equivalent of "never have to work again rich", namely, I got a tenured-for-life can't-fire-me professorship at a major university. This is the equivalent of winning the lottery for academics: we get to work on what we want and we ge…

> They are, without exception, all miserable fucked up debased individuals who are so idle and unfulfilled they end up spreading their emotional contagion to all who are unfortunate to be in their way.

Really? Without exception?

Re: Ask HN: Did you get "never have to work again rich" through software?

#193

Post by eevee » Mon, Jul 07, 2014, 11:49 PM UTC

dang wrote: post #120

iretired wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

[Thanks, japhyr, for pointing that out although we obviously disagree] Actually, I've already figured that out. This guy is going to be my friend for the rest of my life even though I've only known him for a year. Several times it's happened that we both make excuses to ditch our respective girlfriends to just hang out alone together, drink wine and talk about life. Women have almost no intellectual curiosity. It is…

> Women have almost no intellectual curiosity. It is just how they are wired. If you want to have great conversations about anything meaningful, you must find a man. It makes me burn with shame to see such horseshit on Hacker News. This account is banned as a troll. Do not post anything like this again, and kindly keep the douchey Maxim-magazine pastiche off this site as well.

much appreciated.

Re: Ask HN: Did you get "never have to work again rich" through software?

#194

Post by arafalov » Tue, Jul 08, 2014, 4:14 AM UTC

blinktink wrote: post #113

diego wrote: post #18

Yes. I sold IndexTank to LinkedIn among other things. It was a gradual process for me that started with the first dot-com boom. It wasn't as big of a deal as I thought it would be. I was 41. Cashing out stock from public companies I've been at, selling consulting services before building IndexTank, selling IndexTank. I don't think there is such a thing as overall happiness. I do live in the present more than I used t…

I loved IndexTank. Was a great product. Someone could clone it and it would succeed again.

How about http://www.searchify.com/ ?

Re: Ask HN: Did you get "never have to work again rich" through software?

#195

Post by justanotherprof » Wed, Jul 09, 2014, 2:46 PM UTC

jrmiii wrote: post #192

justanotherprof wrote: post #101

Interesting post. I guess the emerging subtext here is: are you happier once you win the lottery? Maybe you are interested in some contrast from academia? I managed to become the academic equivalent of "never have to work again rich", namely, I got a tenured-for-life can't-fire-me professorship at a major university. This is the equivalent of winning the lottery for academics: we get to work on what we want and we ge…

> They are, without exception, all miserable fucked up debased individuals who are so idle and unfulfilled they end up spreading their emotional contagion to all who are unfortunate to be in their way. Really? Without exception?

Of the wealthy people that I personally know, there is no exception. However, "lots" is obviously relative. I don't know all the wealthy people of this earth: I'm sure there are very many lovely generous and wonderful wealthy people. I just personally don't know any.

Re: Ask HN: Did you get "never have to work again rich" through software?

#196

Post by qmr » Thu, Jul 10, 2014, 4:08 PM UTC

hsitz wrote: post #99

It's not most HNers idea of "never having to work again rich", but there's a great blog by a tech guy (and his techie-wife) who retired in his mid-30's, after having worked a decade or so in a regular salaried tech job. The blog is dedicated towards showing how to live a high-quality retired life with relatively small amount of money: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/about/

Just commenting to endorse this site. Lots of good content.

Re: Ask HN: Did you get "never have to work again rich" through software?

#197

Post by dqmdm2 » Wed, Jul 16, 2014, 9:58 AM UTC

001sky wrote: post #188

dqmdm2 wrote: post #177

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Right over my head. Woosh... My pleasure.

Nice, that a toss-away handle is getting you off.

All new accounts are not toss away accounts. Every account is new one day... Why don't you explain why my first comment is off point. The Ask HN question was "Did you get "never have to work again rich" through software?" gregschlom's answer was "Yes", then he goes on to explain how he plans to work on small projects to support his lifestyle. How is he "never have to work again rich" if he has to work again? It looks like his comment was edited, so maybe the provenance is lost on this little misunderstanding. But I'd like you to explain your snipe at me.