Toxoplasmosis associated with entrepreneurial initiation and performance (2020) • Hacker News Board

Re: Toxoplasmosis associated with entrepreneurial initiation and performance (2020)

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Post by ncmncm » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 4:59 PM UTC

LurkingPenguin wrote: post #18

ncmncm wrote: post #14

We should not interpret this to mean TP makes you better at entrepreneurial thinking. It means you are more likely to try to start a business without a sound rational basis. Occasionally, a business without a sound rational basis succeeds: Pet Rocks made certain people lots of money. (Yes, really! Look it up.) But it's not the way to bet. Infection with TP caused men to become reckless drivers, and (incidentally) les…

In reflecting on life, I'd say a good percentage of the most enjoyable, worthwhile and meaningful things in life usually don't start with a "sound rational basis." This is not to say that everyone should YOLO their way through life but if you always think something through to the nth degree and wait for it to make complete sense, a lot of life will pass you by.

Things you do with no sound rational basis are generally better when they don't bankrupt you. There are lots of such alternatives.

Men with TP take risks that do not offer any commensurate reward. E.g., reckless driving. They are dangerous to be around.

Re: Toxoplasmosis associated with entrepreneurial initiation and performance (2020)

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Post by ralusek » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 5:00 PM UTC

a-dub wrote: post #12

fun thought: i wonder if famed "entrepreneur" martin shkreli had a toxoplasmosis infection... he famously bought the patents for the drug that treated the infection (mostly required for immunocompromised folks) and raised the prices by some huge factor. if he was, then maybe his "entrepreneurial performance" was in service to the bug he was infected with! yes, this is a joke! (or is it?! brb. off to start a company t…

That would be the 4-D-est of parasitic behaviors on record, and I think you're onto something

Re: Toxoplasmosis associated with entrepreneurial initiation and performance (2020)

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Post by cheaprentalyeti » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 5:03 PM UTC

I wonder if they'll connect the third leg of the triangle and figure out that entrepeneurship is mental illness.

Re: Toxoplasmosis associated with entrepreneurial initiation and performance (2020)

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Post by LinuxBender » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 5:04 PM UTC

Does this mean we will see a startup offering injections of Toxoplasmosis? I've seen worse TikTok challenges.

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Post by rootusrootus » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 5:06 PM UTC

LinuxBender wrote: post #24

Does this mean we will see a startup offering injections of Toxoplasmosis? I've seen worse TikTok challenges.

> I've seen worse TikTok challenges.

Ha! That's a very low bar.

Re: Toxoplasmosis associated with entrepreneurial initiation and performance (2020)

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Post by djmips » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 5:10 PM UTC

Meanwhile there's the people taking ivermectin killing their entrepreneurial spirit.

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Post by xcambar » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 5:12 PM UTC

gnulinux wrote: post #8

I wouldn't be surprised if this is a correlation. My quality of life increased significantly after I got my cat about 2 years ago (just before COVID!). I say to anyone who ask, getting a cat was likely the best decision I ever made. Since then I became a lot more entrepreneurial and productive. I don't believe neither me nor my car has Toxoplasmosis gondii (my cat was tested for this when I brought him home). My cat…

Tangent: I'd like to see the effects of dog adoption on pregnancies.

I have witnessed and heard about a non insignificant number of young couples hesitant to having kids (because careers, mostly) deciding to adopt a dog for varying reasons. Typically, less than 18months later, boom, baby.

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Post by coldacid » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 5:12 PM UTC

strangattractor wrote: post #10

I can already see it. 20 somethings injecting themselves with toxoplasmosis to hack their entrepreneurial abilities.

No need for an injection, they can just rub their faces with a cat.

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Post by xcambar » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 5:14 PM UTC

ipnon wrote: post #16

gnulinux wrote: post #8

I wouldn't be surprised if this is a correlation. My quality of life increased significantly after I got my cat about 2 years ago (just before COVID!). I say to anyone who ask, getting a cat was likely the best decision I ever made. Since then I became a lot more entrepreneurial and productive. I don't believe neither me nor my car has Toxoplasmosis gondii (my cat was tested for this when I brought him home). My cat…

Cats are quieter and less needy than dogs. They take care of themselves and don't bark at neighbors. How are you supposed to start a new company with a dog pawing at you?

Dogs are indeed more demanding, they henceforth grow your sense of responsibility, which aligns with the required skills of entrepreneurship.

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Post by dfsegoat » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 5:14 PM UTC

ralusek wrote: post #20

ipnon wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cats are quieter and less needy than dogs. They take care of themselves and don't bark at neighbors. How are you supposed to start a new company with a dog pawing at you?

Because with a dog you have something worth fighting for

You prefer an emotionally shallow animal? /s [1]

1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJFp272w9u8