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how can you devote 100% of yourself (or as much as is possible) to something when so much of your cognitive resources are devoted to surviving day to day? are

how can you devote 100% of yourself (or as much as is possible) to something when so much of your cognitive resources are devoted to surviving day to day? are you sure you've thought this through?

homero 10y ago
Hacker squats are getting more popular and are extremely important. All I need is $5/month for digital ocean. No other bills is freeing. While the Facebook slaves think their $100k salary is a lot but go into debt with $7000/month condos.
- kwikiel 10y ago
  It's actually possible to run a startup entirely on 5$ droplet. I would suggest switching to Vultr (still 5$ but 0.75 GB and block storage and they accept bitcoin) It's motivating to get that first paying clients quickly to pay for server. (ramen profitable)
  - randomgyatwork 10y ago
    I made the mistake of using a GoDaddy VPS costing around 600$ a year, recently found a VPS in my country for 60$ a year.
  - homero 10y ago
    Yes vultr is great
- infinite8s 10y ago
  100k at Facebook is what you get straight out of undergraduate (and that's on the low end, if you don't negotiate).
- sushid 10y ago
  This is a highly absurd comment. No one I know is paying anything more than $3000/month and they all make well over $100k as software developers. I love how when people come up with these numbers they cite salary-only/pre-negotiation/entry-level income and then they compare this to a small-family sized rent expense to justify your "typical" SV absurdity. The fact is, many people make well over that with stock options, raises, etc. And even while making that money, lots of my friends in their mid-20s opt to live with multiple roommates and flex their living rooms to reduce their rent cost further.
  - duaneb 10y ago
    3000/month is still absurd. I think 2000 is about the most you can justify on a 100k salary without having risking emergencies bankrupting you.
    - dmoy 10y ago
      The relevant point there may be the "well over 100k" part. It would not be surprising to me if we're talking 200k total liquid comp.
    - xyzzy4 10y ago
      It depends also if the money is going towards rent or a mortgage. If it's the latter you can always sell your house to get more cash.
      - dragonwriter 10y ago
        > It depends also if the money is going towards rent or a mortgage. If it's the latter you can always sell your house to get more cash. Not always, only if you have positive equity. Its quite possible to have a mortgage without that.
        xyzzy4 10y ago
        Well it's probably foolish to go even more into debt with a mortgage if you are at risk of having a negative net worth.
        dragonwriter 10y ago
        > Well it's pretty foolish to go even more into debt with a mortgage if you are at risk of having a negative net worth. Negative equity is usually something that happens after you take a mortgage. And whenever you take a mortgage, there is a risk of getting into a negative equity situation (though the degree of risk varies.)

how can you devote 100% of yourself (or as much as is possible) to something when so much of your cognitive resources are devoted to surviving day to day? are you sure you've thought this through?

homero 10y ago

Hacker squats are getting more popular and are extremely important. All I need is $5/month for digital ocean. No other bills is freeing. While the Facebook slaves think their $100k salary is a lot but go into debt with $7000/month condos.

kwikiel 10y ago
It's actually possible to run a startup entirely on 5$ droplet. I would suggest switching to Vultr (still 5$ but 0.75 GB and block storage and they accept bitcoin) It's motivating to get that first paying clients quickly to pay for server. (ramen profitable)
- randomgyatwork 10y ago
  I made the mistake of using a GoDaddy VPS costing around 600$ a year, recently found a VPS in my country for 60$ a year.
- homero 10y ago
  Yes vultr is great
infinite8s 10y ago
100k at Facebook is what you get straight out of undergraduate (and that's on the low end, if you don't negotiate).
sushid 10y ago
This is a highly absurd comment. No one I know is paying anything more than $3000/month and they all make well over $100k as software developers. I love how when people come up with these numbers they cite salary-only/pre-negotiation/entry-level income and then they compare this to a small-family sized rent expense to justify your "typical" SV absurdity. The fact is, many people make well over that with stock options, raises, etc. And even while making that money, lots of my friends in their mid-20s opt to live with multiple roommates and flex their living rooms to reduce their rent cost further.
- duaneb 10y ago
  3000/month is still absurd. I think 2000 is about the most you can justify on a 100k salary without having risking emergencies bankrupting you.
  - dmoy 10y ago
    The relevant point there may be the "well over 100k" part. It would not be surprising to me if we're talking 200k total liquid comp.
  - xyzzy4 10y ago
    It depends also if the money is going towards rent or a mortgage. If it's the latter you can always sell your house to get more cash.
    - dragonwriter 10y ago
      > It depends also if the money is going towards rent or a mortgage. If it's the latter you can always sell your house to get more cash. Not always, only if you have positive equity. Its quite possible to have a mortgage without that.
      - xyzzy4 10y ago
        Well it's probably foolish to go even more into debt with a mortgage if you are at risk of having a negative net worth.
        dragonwriter 10y ago
        > Well it's pretty foolish to go even more into debt with a mortgage if you are at risk of having a negative net worth. Negative equity is usually something that happens after you take a mortgage. And whenever you take a mortgage, there is a risk of getting into a negative equity situation (though the degree of risk varies.)