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What I would do if I was 18 now

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Re: What I would do if I was 18 now

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Post by factsaresacred »

> This will probably learn you more about objectification and empathy.

'probably *teach you'.

Actually the lesson from going to strip-clubs is don't be a chump. In most cases the one on the losing side of the transaction is the dude handing over cash in exchange for literally nothing. Like paying to watch somebody eat a burger.

> Age is a social construct.

Wut?

Agree with the learn to dance, write, code, love and socialize bit. Your 20's should be an exercise in sucking less each day. Shit, your whole life should be this.

Re: What I would do if I was 18 now

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Post by pieterhg »

zaptheimpaler wrote: post #40
pieterhg wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hold on. That’s not how I make money. I make my money bootstrapping companies like a remote job board called Remote OK (~$10,000/m) and Nomad List, a social network (~$20,000/m) and Hoodmaps ($0 still) that lets you find neighborhoods to stay. The majority of users come from my companies/apps (not me!) being covered on Reddit, HN, Product Hunt, and mainstream press, not my blog. I have a book about bootstrapping star…

So sorry, I did not take the time to learn more about you before posting. I can't delete/edit my post now or I would.

No problem, thanks!

Re: What I would do if I was 18 now

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Post by tzekid »

StudentStuff wrote: post #12
ianai wrote: post #3

People forget how much more free time and freedom there is at college. Yes, there are deadlines and schedules but you’re given opportunities that the usual 40 hr/wk job won’t afford. You could take student loans out to buy yourself dumb things, for sure, but you can also take student loans out for really good things, too. The rest of your life that won’t so easily be the case. I would love to have the time flexibilit…

School is a different kind of challenge from work. One provides clearly delineated tasks, coworkers and employers who are apt to help you complete said tasks in a timely manner, and pay for doing said work. School, comparatively is $2k to $6k a quarter (depending on which public univeristy you go to in Seattle), and while some classes have vague goals, most lump everything into a handful of tests or a two dozen page…

As a student I've always put my projects before school | uni, because from what I've read and been told experience and the `soft skills` are more important than a degree.

And shouldn't the experience gathered from side projects, eg., documented (or simply hosted) on github account more than a degree?

Re: What I would do if I was 18 now

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Post by lj3 »

Existenceblinks wrote: post #39
RikNieu wrote: post #35

I like how some of the comments here completely ignore who Pieter Levels is. "Some blogger", LOL. I suggest you check out what he's created before simply poo-poing his advice. Regarding said advice, here's my take; his post is about exactly what the title said - what HE would do if HE was 18 right now. From my reading of him, he's an extremely independent, entrepreneurial-type who would not be interested in being emp…

I don't like to bring this to the table but you also ignore that he is a white privilege. Checkout this thread https://twitter.com/levelsio/status/831709893832884224 Saving and investing are not things for people who only know "struggling" or "surviving"

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Re: What I would do if I was 18 now

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Post by Existenceblinks »

Existenceblinks wrote: post #34
betaby wrote: post #7

> If you save that $3k/m over 20 years and put it into Vanguard ETFs (at 7% over 20 years), you’ll be 38 and have $1.5 million in the bank! Save $6k/m, and you’ll have $3 million at 38. Yes, I said that correctly. Save $1k/m and you’ll have $500k by 38. Simply, no. No. That's not how it work. You can't find index returning 7% avg on 20 year interval. Plus that gains are taxable in many contries, sometimes heavily.

People say you should do reckless things when you are still young but strangely enough they also encourage to save money during that age, (almost 20 years?), to spend when you are quite old there. Saving isn't wrong, but man, can average people save $3k/month? In developing countries, $3k is probably more than your entire salary. I'd say that's simply NO NO NO NO NO NO way.

Alright, down vote me more dudes. You should give reasons for down voting. I'd guess it's just because of the "NO NO NO NO NO NO". And that's BS.

Re: What I would do if I was 18 now

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Post by Existenceblinks »

lj3 wrote: post #44
Existenceblinks wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't like to bring this to the table but you also ignore that he is a white privilege. Checkout this thread https://twitter.com/levelsio/status/831709893832884224 Saving and investing are not things for people who only know "struggling" or "surviving"

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There are factors to consider for this kind of high school logic(logic 101?) implication. Do you want to talk about statistic? Or do you want to talk about other factors, like consequence of being privilege? Do you want me to change it to "most of white privilege"?

Idk, your naive questions that intent to force me answering black-white, true/false kind of questions don't make any sense to me.

Re: What I would do if I was 18 now

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Post by [deleted] »

Existenceblinks wrote: post #46
lj3 wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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There are factors to consider for this kind of high school logic(logic 101?) implication. Do you want to talk about statistic? Or do you want to talk about other factors, like consequence of being privilege? Do you want me to change it to "most of white privilege"? Idk, your naive questions that intent to force me answering black-white, true/false kind of questions don't make any sense to me.

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Re: What I would do if I was 18 now

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Post by michalpt »

zaptheimpaler wrote: post #8

Demonstrates the easiest way to success. Just tell others how to be successful - live a crazy life that seems awesome and blog/write about it! Pretend you know something they don't so they stay hooked on your "personal brand". Voila!

The problem with your post is that he is probably the last person that would fit this description.

Re: What I would do if I was 18 now

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Post by StudentStuff »

tzekid wrote: post #43
StudentStuff wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

School is a different kind of challenge from work. One provides clearly delineated tasks, coworkers and employers who are apt to help you complete said tasks in a timely manner, and pay for doing said work. School, comparatively is $2k to $6k a quarter (depending on which public univeristy you go to in Seattle), and while some classes have vague goals, most lump everything into a handful of tests or a two dozen page…

As a student I've always put my projects before school | uni, because from what I've read and been told experience and the `soft skills` are more important than a degree. And shouldn't the experience gathered from side projects, eg., documented (or simply hosted) on github account more than a degree?

Seems almost entirely to be a matter of networking and having a degree of some sort to get into decently high paying jobs here in Seattle. Otherwise you end up at a small or mid-sized company, significantly underpaid and wasting your days with their shenanigans.

Re: What I would do if I was 18 now

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Post by tvmalsv »

zaptheimpaler wrote: post #27
tvmalsv wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When I was looking to get rich quick back in the eighties, I saw several methods that focused on teaching you how to get rich quick by selling people information via classified ads. And, of course, you would find these products by reading the classified ads. Not really any different than today's video courses on how to get rich by making instructional videos. In both cases, for some people, it does indeed work :)

Did it work for you, is the question :p

Sadly, no. It's not that the ideas were invalid, I learned that I'm simply lazy and unmotivated.
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