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> I Lost Everything I doubt that a person who can post about it on the internet did actually lose everything. Most likely he leads quite a luxurious life: he i

by xkxx 9y ago

> I Lost Everything I doubt that a person who can post about it on the internet did actually lose everything. Most likely he leads quite a luxurious life: he is a wealthy (compared to other parts of the world) American, most likely wrote his story from his MacBook and has a place to live. A lot of people can only dream about a life like his. His expectations is what makes him believe that he "lost everything". P.S. Clicked on the link after writing this post. Yeah, the guy actually wrote it from his MacBook.

elefanten 9y ago
If you read all the way through, you'd see that they have since started and sold another startup. At least, that's their story.
- xkxx 9y ago
  > If you read all the way through Why would I though? His story already sounds like something not very true and interesting. The guy exaggerates a lot and quite out of touch with reality. There're plenty of other interesting things to read on the internet.
  - bshimmin 9y ago
    Why would you bother commenting on something you can't even be bothered reading?
    - xkxx 9y ago
      I did read enough of it and feel no need to read any further. If I saw an article titled "Why we should abort all boys before they are born", I wouldn't read it, but would infer that it was most likely written by some crazy feminist, who was out of touch with reality. Pointing out that this guy is out of touch with reality here on HN, where most of you are wealthy white Americans, just like that guy, is akin to commenting about that imaginary article on a feminist forum. You recognize yourself in that guy, that's why you feel the need to defend him, that's where all those downvotes are coming from. But what I see in that guy is not myself. I see yet another whining American, who thinks that losing everything means losing something. I had a loving girlfriend, friends and a job, and now I have none of that, but I don't claim that I lost everything, because I saw people who actually did that. They have no hope, no money, no future, nothing to wait for, only cold and real, true despair, which only to some extent can be alleviated by drinking vodka.
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- wolco 9y ago
  That is the part of the story that sounded made up. A few months later he founded another company the right way and sold in it in 9 months. Judging by the comment that he would never pay by the hour instead using a flat salary he would simply assign expected tasks and deadlines. Not sure that strategy attracts the type of developer who could build the next facebook. The problem with trying to figure out what your product is by actually developing it is usually solved by designing what you want with pen and paper first. Most successful businesses start with a product idea and the difficult part is getting funding to built it. It sounds like the author started with money but no vision.
seibelj 9y ago
With this line of thinking, no one is entitled to feel bad about anything unless they live in a mud hole and eat bugs for breakfast.

by xkxx 9y ago

elefanten 9y ago

If you read all the way through, you'd see that they have since started and sold another startup. At least, that's their story.

xkxx 9y ago
> If you read all the way through Why would I though? His story already sounds like something not very true and interesting. The guy exaggerates a lot and quite out of touch with reality. There're plenty of other interesting things to read on the internet.
- bshimmin 9y ago
  Why would you bother commenting on something you can't even be bothered reading?
  - xkxx 9y ago
    I did read enough of it and feel no need to read any further. If I saw an article titled "Why we should abort all boys before they are born", I wouldn't read it, but would infer that it was most likely written by some crazy feminist, who was out of touch with reality. Pointing out that this guy is out of touch with reality here on HN, where most of you are wealthy white Americans, just like that guy, is akin to commenting about that imaginary article on a feminist forum. You recognize yourself in that guy, that's why you feel the need to defend him, that's where all those downvotes are coming from. But what I see in that guy is not myself. I see yet another whining American, who thinks that losing everything means losing something. I had a loving girlfriend, friends and a job, and now I have none of that, but I don't claim that I lost everything, because I saw people who actually did that. They have no hope, no money, no future, nothing to wait for, only cold and real, true despair, which only to some extent can be alleviated by drinking vodka.
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wolco 9y ago
That is the part of the story that sounded made up. A few months later he founded another company the right way and sold in it in 9 months. Judging by the comment that he would never pay by the hour instead using a flat salary he would simply assign expected tasks and deadlines. Not sure that strategy attracts the type of developer who could build the next facebook. The problem with trying to figure out what your product is by actually developing it is usually solved by designing what you want with pen and paper first. Most successful businesses start with a product idea and the difficult part is getting funding to built it. It sounds like the author started with money but no vision.

seibelj 9y ago

With this line of thinking, no one is entitled to feel bad about anything unless they live in a mud hole and eat bugs for breakfast.