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I thought I’d have accomplished a lot more today and also before I was 35 (2020)

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Post by 3qz »

krageon wrote: post #422
3qz wrote: post #303

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> The point of hobbies is not "getting good at them". It's enjoying them for their own sake I think his point is that being really bad at something is no fun. If my goal is to have fun I would rather do something I will enjoy right away.

> I think his point is that being really bad at something is no fun Children are terrible at everything but they have a lot of fun anyway. Clearly it is possible, which makes this a mindset issue. Thankfully, that is within your power to change. Start having fun today :)

Children aren’t smart enough to realize how bad they are. Imagine wanting to draw and it comes out like an 8 year old drew it. Embarrassing

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Post by oonerspism »

oonerspism wrote: post #430
Forgeties79 wrote: post #405

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Man what a funny prank that was. Truly hilarious.

50 million tonnes of sarcasm pressing down upon this comment has produced a diamond.

-1 points? OK, I won't attempt good-natured humour here again... lesson learned. :/

Thanks a lot.

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Post by mensetmanusman »

avgDev wrote: post #316
screenbreakout wrote: post #278

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Could you be more specific as to why? I'm sure you have a crunchy anecdote to share :-)

Mother Theresa has caused a lot of pain and suffering. She would get world class medical treatment, while people would be dying in severe pain in her hospice and she would tell them some bs about suffering making them great. They also had poor sanitary practices at the hospices and would contract HIV. She is very much NOT a saint. https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-dark-side-of-mot...

The thought of wealthy westerners sipping coffee and writing about the evils of an old lady is on par.

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Post by ajolly »

xtracto wrote: post #394
verisimilidude wrote: post #373

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Serious personal tragedy can compress the middle phase into a very short period of time. Comedy is born where hope dies. Devastating disease or injury, a long jail sentence, a ruinous lawsuit, living through a war, etc. Most of the quick routes to lifelong wisdom are not desirable.

For me it came not long ago (just starting my 40s): A film I was just watching had a great quote: "The universe isn't evil but it sure has a nasty sense of humour: I found the person I should am meant to be with, but I can't be with her" Something vaguely similar happened to me: I suffered from a very strong cronic IBS-C for 20 years, since my University time. Around January 2022, I found a real cure for this 20 year…

I'm curious to hear more about this probiotic?

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Post by math-dev »

dhzhzjsbevs wrote: post #99
math-dev wrote: post #95

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Finish what you start is such a great philosophy - I am trying my best to do that too.

That hasn't worked well for me. I'm too busy starting new things. On the other hand, while I've got a lot on the go, I do eventually finish things, so winning I guess?

Yes if you do eventually finish, then winning indeed :)

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Post by asr21 »

Draiken wrote: post #135

This is always a tough subject for me because everyone seems to have at least an idea of what they want to achieve. When I was younger I had these silly dreams of moving to another country, getting married, becoming a programmer to make games, have my own company and get rich (haha). I did become a programmer and got married, but never left the country or became rich. Now on my 30s I know how limited my options are.…

There are some things you can have an impact on. Why not try being a really good person and not an asshole. Nothing matters in the world anyway, you won't get anything by being mean to anyone.

You can try to have good memories with your family and friends. Sure, everyone will be gone after a few years and nobody will ever remember you. But you are here now, might as well have fun.

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Post by hackerfromthefu »

xtracto wrote: post #394
verisimilidude wrote: post #373

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Serious personal tragedy can compress the middle phase into a very short period of time. Comedy is born where hope dies. Devastating disease or injury, a long jail sentence, a ruinous lawsuit, living through a war, etc. Most of the quick routes to lifelong wisdom are not desirable.

For me it came not long ago (just starting my 40s): A film I was just watching had a great quote: "The universe isn't evil but it sure has a nasty sense of humour: I found the person I should am meant to be with, but I can't be with her" Something vaguely similar happened to me: I suffered from a very strong cronic IBS-C for 20 years, since my University time. Around January 2022, I found a real cure for this 20 year…

Which probiotic helped you?

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Post by positr0n »

skinnymuch wrote: post #315
r0rshrk wrote: post #262

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> I could try to progress my career, but I'm already earning good money and I know to earn more I'd have to either start job hopping or study some leetcode to get into a FAANG. I know this was not the point of your comment, but trust me that one can pass FAANG interviews without grinding Leetcode. If you're seriously considering a job search, I would recommend going through jobsearch.dev

When people use FAANG in these discussions. Is it literally those five companies and a handful of other high end growth companies (Nvidia, Microsoft, Tesla?)? The number still being single digit. Or is it representing a handful more companies than fhat?

To me it can have a few meanings based on context, which I'm sure everyone has their own interpretation ha.

Sometimes it means "giant influential tech companies" in which case you could make a good case that Netflix doesn't belong and some others could be added.

In a career focused context like this I interpret it as "any tech company where most devs easily earn $300k+". So the original FANG plus a bunch of others, including smaller companies like Uber or Splunk.

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Post by Forgeties79 »

oonerspism wrote: post #452
oonerspism wrote: post #430

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50 million tonnes of sarcasm pressing down upon this comment has produced a diamond.

-1 points? OK, I won't attempt good-natured humour here again... lesson learned. :/ Thanks a lot.

I wouldn’t take a few downvotes so personally. Just means a few people didn’t like it, it’s not a big deal.

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Post by basq »

robbedpeter wrote: post #442
basq wrote: post #413

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true words spoken by a false man, makes them false.

Well, no. That's what thinking is for. To separate words from their source and consider them for their content. A reading of Principia Mathematica by Hitler doesn't tarnish or invalidate the words in any way. Context matters. Basing judgment on the source of an idea isn't a perfect tool for navigating life. If someone is telling you lots of true things but in a way to compromise you, or to sell you something, or to g…

Peterson is a disheveled, drug addicted, religious nut. He doesn't have anything to teach anyone.

Robbins is a sex predator.

Not role models, not teachers.

Poison the milk, poison the ghee.

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