What this guy definitely needs is a bicycle.
I am rich and have no idea what to do
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#752This is why you have kids lmao
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#753I was getting ready to pile on, but then saw the dude boxes. Anyone who voluntarily risks getting punched in the face gets my respect.
Sadly I'm not of independent means like him, so I can't really relate but good luck to him. He's managed what most of us here dream of.
TBH, I'd say to him to reach out to other ex-founders and chat to them. They'll probably have the best perspective. Or become a partner at YC or something.
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#754I can't imagine a world where I wouldn't know what to do. There is diarrhea on my building, trash in the street, people needing medical help in the alley, and potholes in the street. Just walk out your front door and start doing things. My recent triumph was getting a building owner on my street to finally repair the hole in front of their building. Imagine what I could do with a backhoe. Start small, think big. Help…
Author doesn't look like he cares much about other people. Dude left a job making 60 mil because of "NPCs and politics"... You could fund a school with that kind of many and still have enough to brag about your gaming setup
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#755Very poor spiritual or philosophical foundation. Why not dedicate a year or two studying meaning itself from many diverse sources? Reminded me of a friend who told me once: Mount Everest is full of dead bodies of bored millionaires.
But this case is totally innocent, continuing with DOGE would have been great tho. The dangers come when they start using networking and political power to play god and plan on eugenics or eco-communist kind of ideas/projects hallucinating they are "saving the world" as ants hallucinating the jungle needs them.
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#756This is the most childish thing I’ve read. And shows a lot about he doesn’t have any people relying on him or community to support. He takes one hike and throws away 60m. Doesn’t try to find anything interesting to do at Atlassian just calls his coworkers NPCs. This is zero-empathy Peter Pan syndrome at its worse. Sad how he just goes adventure hopping to try and find meaning. The problem is no matter where you are y…
OP has enough money to live like an actual Doge [0]. (And get a pet Shiba Inu K-9 while he's at it.)
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#757Great post this helps me reflect with my own insecurities about freedom vs agency. I think what you’re experiencing is very human. Finding meaning in life is in fact the most human thing I can think of. The answer is not clear but the beauty in the answer is it’s very open ended.
Thank you to the author. I hope you find what you’re looking for.
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#758Read through most of these comments unsatisfied myself. Sad to see people be mean.
In my humble opinion, some spirituality gives one true purpose beyond this limited and at times unfulfilling material realm. It will provide compassion and gratitude for all beings. Buddha too was a Prince with unimaginable wealth. Wealth is not necessarily by itself a path to happiness.
I’d go find a spiritual space that appeals to you. It’s not easy as people with riches like the Beatles and people without like the hippies of the 60s too spent their life finding it. Read about George Harrison, for e.g.
FWIW I found my spiritual space at this tiny piece of heaven called Bhakti SF.
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#759Just an essay in ego-bashing and showing off. While I don’t deny the author is self-made, highly successful for his age and ultra-rich, this essay is just an attempt to stroke his ego. It’s evident in the paragraph below where he said he’s leaving DOGE to “save our government”. The writer lacks clarity and coherence of thought. How exactly is he saving the government after his DOGE stint? >> So, after 4 intense and i…
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I am curious how it was to work under his rule. I don’t feel any harmony. No harmony combined with wealth does not guarantee bright happy future.
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#760"Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water" You do what you were enjoying before, just now you don't need to get paid in money for it. May be you will get paid in fame, noble prize, smiles of people whose life you impact etc. The money you have can't buy those directly but only when you put effort.
“Before becoming rich, do the corporate grind. After becoming rich, do the corporate grind.”
I don’t know man.