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Is it possible that when Patrick says he doesn't earn more than $60k/year, he's talking about his paycheck, not the business?
by some1else 16y ago
Is it possible that when Patrick says he doesn't earn more than $60k/year, he's talking about his paycheck, not the business?
- mistermann 16y agoYou're the first to mention this, it's the first thing I though. I emailed Patrick with a few SEO questions a few months back, he logged into my analytics for a looks see, and sent me two quite detailed email replies (for free) with really good ideas, but said he wouldn't be able to help me any further as he had a consulting job he was working on. I think he quoted me an hourly rate for consulting, which was not high by any means, but would provide a very nice lifestyle if he was doing it full time. So from what I know, I think this interpretation of him living a life of hardship is likely off the mark. As for this blog post, ya, its a little weird, but I think the author wrote it with his heart in the right place, I think perhaps he just isn't fully aware of patio11's real situation and it seemed unjust to him. Yes, it is probably inappropriate it many ways, but in my estimation far from the "creepiest blog post I've ever read" (as some have said). By the way, I also met Patrick at a HN meetup in Tokyo, super nice down to earth guy. I doubt this post will cause him nearly the anguish it seems to be causing others here.
- codexon 16y agoWhy would he be angry at a teacher making $60k/year then if his business was raking in much more than that?