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Why did I need to do the absolute most to reach this point? Ego
Why couldn’t I just leave Loom and say “I don’t know what I want to do next”? Ego
Why do I feel the need to only be on a journey if it’s grand? Ego
What is wrong with being insignificant? Ego
Why is letting people down so hard? Ego
Fix the unhealthy Ego and master self worth. You are a gift to humanity, hope you find a path to help humanity.
Why did I need to do the absolute most to reach this point? Ego
Why couldn’t I just leave Loom and say “I don’t know what I want to do next”? Ego
Why do I feel the need to only be on a journey if it’s grand? Ego
What is wrong with being insignificant? Ego
Why is letting people down so hard? Ego
IMO fix your ego issues and master selfworth. You are a gift to humanity, hope you find your purpose and path.
"Working at DOGE" for 4 weeks reminds be of "Teach for America"... maybe it's fairly smart people with decent intentions [1] but not what's needed - not people taking a break from getting rich to do some charity work - rather what's needed is dedicated professionals devoting their careers to teaching / governance. [1] for the record, I don't think that DOGE has good intentions. A lot of the tweets are nonsensical and…
If they had good intentions, they wouldn't be conducting all of their business on FOIA-proof Signal (or so I like to imagine).
I don't trust Elon, and don't see why DOGE should (or could) be secret - unless it's a cover to acquire more power, which seems to be his true objective. (recently, at least)
I don't think you have to have Fuck You Money to get to this point. Most people eventually become disillusioned with work enough that they reevaluate what matters to them. Getting a very profitable exit is just one way to trigger that experience. In my experience, a lot of people who get into this state start self-sabotaging hard as a way of rejecting what feels, ironically, like losing control. Sudden freedom can fe…
Just wanted to let you know, for unknown reasons this statement really resonated with me, thank you.
Ennui: A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.
> NPC coworkers I suppose "the author can go fuck himself" is a frowned-upon response on Hacker News Like what an incredibly egocentric, condescending, deplorable way to talk about other human beings with their own rich inner lives, desires, needs, relationships, etc. "No, they're just pre-programmed, unthinking bots following basic algorithms."
Thank you for writing this. Not gonna cry for this guy, he clearly appears to be a POS who happened to sell a screen recording software company at an obscene price. Same with Musk, same with Zuckerberg, these entitled twats then use their money to try and convince the world that they are enlightened prophets, all while contributing nothing to the happiness and beauty of the world.
I stopped working over twenty years ago and it was the best thing to ever happen to me. I spent thousands of days with my children, paid off my house, we drove brand new cars for the first time ever. Over time, I’ve just found things to do with my time. I try project Euler problems and I’m pretty interested in meteorology. The rest of the time, I just participate in things my kids are interested in or involved in, th…
Having kids gives your life purpose in a way almost nothing else can.
I am vehemently against the concept of getting kids (that is, when it comes to myself; you do you) and sometimes hear people say that they reasoned the same way until they actually had kids. My only question then is how they ended up having kids? Sure, mistakes can happen, but for someone like me to have kids would be like someone who said they really, really never wanted to go to India to somehow end up there.
What I’m trying to say is that there probably is a self-selection bias going on here: People who says that getting children gives you purpose are probably people who were quite positive towards the idea of getting them in the first place. But does that mean it is good advice for people in general, including people who are very skeptical? What other activity/life goal works this way? Lifting weights at the gym? Going on a trip around the world? Trying BDSM?