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Maybe I am biased because I am not in SV and my company funds itself, but you don't have a right to anyone's money / funding. That is an extremely entitled sent
by fpig 9y ago
Maybe I am biased because I am not in SV and my company funds itself, but you don't have a right to anyone's money / funding. That is an extremely entitled sentiment.
People aren't starting a fund to fund women entrepreneurs because it is simply a less effective way to make money than funding whoever you feel will be the most profitable regardless of gender or any other such consideration. When I decide what to do with my money, I do whatever I think will be the most profitable, and there is nothing wrong with that. It is not my responsibility to pay to fix the bad things other people do. And you probably do the same with your money.
Edit: I don't want people to misunderstand me, I do believe you have a right to other people's money in the sense that I agree with the government taxing us and helping those in need (like healthcare and education for everyone, etc). But I don't believe you have a right to someone throwing a ton of money at your startup. It just sounds ridiculously entitled.
- Mz 9y agoI'm just going to leave this here and then step away from the insanity here on HN: http://micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-crux-of-problem.html http://micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-crux-of-...
- swampthinker 9y agoI'm nowhere as involved as you are in HN, but I can't help but notice your obsession with karma and leaderboards. What gives?
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- always_good 9y agoI don't think anybody owes you a job or any other sort of quid pro quo for that comment you made "in tptacek's defense" 6.5 years ago, and it's not because you're a woman.
- fpig 9y agoYou "backed" someone who has a large amount of karma on HN and you expected this to result in some significant positive effect on your life? And you think if you were male, this would have been the case? You also feel people on HN are partly responsible for your financial problems? O_O I am sorry that you are homeless, I think nobody deserves that and that the government should fix this problem but I think you have an unrealistic view of how the world works and an unhealthy relationship with this web site.
- sillysaurus3 9y agoYour comment here is at least as harmful as edw's "man up and face your problems" comment to aaronsw. You need to restrain yourself in this situation.
- smt88 9y agoDon't kill yourself. Hopelessness is not a permanent feeling. You may not be able to imagine it now, but you will feel better. What mental health resources are you able to access where you are? There are people who can and will help you -- it's just a question of finding them and getting to them.
- Mz 9y agoI don't need mental health resources. I need money. The TLDR is that my ex husband did not get my alimony to me yesterday like he said he would and he is not answering my emails either. If people are concerned about me, rather than suggesting I am merely crazy, it would be much more helpful if they did one of the following: 1. White listed my sites on ad blocker and/or promoted my writing on social media. http://micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com/p/my-sites.html http://micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com/p/my-sites.html 2. Left a tip or gifted me some money to get through this crisis. 3. Became a patron. https://www.patreon.com/MicheleinCalifornia https://www.patreon.com/MicheleinCalifornia 4. Hired me to do resume work. http://micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com/p/resumes.html http://micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com/p/resumes.html PSA: Every time someone either commits suicide or talks about suicide, the big feels brigade who claim to care come out in spades and it makes me crazy. If you actually care about people and want to prevent suicide, then focus on helping people solve their actual personal problems instead of acting like feeling suicidal is merely a form of insanity. http://micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com/2017/01/preventing-copycat-suicides-opinion.html http://micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com/2017/01/preventing-c...
- smt88 9y agoYou have read a lot into my comment that wasn't there. I don't think you're crazy, and not every person who needs mental health care is insane. Everyone needs it during difficult times that feel hopeless. I can't help save you or help you from suicide. No one can because it's your decision. I was just imploring you to use the resources available to help yourself.