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This isn't a yes or no situation, there's a grey area in between. Just because you had a bad experience doesn't mean that this is "impossible" for everyone. You

This isn't a yes or no situation, there's a grey area in between. Just because you had a bad experience doesn't mean that this is "impossible" for everyone. You comment is loaded with so many opinions and assumptions, you do realize that people live like, separate, different, and unique lives right? and that they might have different experiences than you?

adamnemecek 7y ago
On a small scale, everything is unique. On a large scale, everything is repetitive. Yes, if you have a full time job with a commute, you'll make little progress. 10 hrs a week is very little. And again, these are terrible hours. It's 3 hrs after work + weekends. It means literally not doing anything besides this. How long can you sustain this? Your main job will be occupying most of your attention anyway. On HN, and such, people call everything a side project due to fear of criticism. If you say "it's a side project", and people criticize it, you can say "it's just a side project". Statements like "everything is unique" are very obfuscatory. How am I supposed to make any decisions? Yes, certain parameters might be different but a universal truth accounts for this. Instead of posting platitudes, post a rebuttal. Post a counter-example.
- sokoloff 7y ago
  If 7-10 PM are terrible hours for you, consider using 5-8 AM as the hours for your side project.
  - adamnemecek 7y ago
    I tried. I can't get up at 5am and be productive.
robenkleene 7y ago
To me this is rather simple, if you believe both of these things to be true: 1. The business world is competitive. 2. Some people are working on their ideas full-time. Then how is it not a huge disadvantage to not be working full-time on your idea? I'm very curious how people who advocate for side projects think about this differently? With ones they hope will become successful businesses at least, other side projects, such as open source projects, make perfect sense.
- adamnemecek 7y ago
  I agree. I think the assumption is that you'll quit your job once it starts taking off. I also think that this meme is alive because people are working on their startups and are hoping for them to take off. In some sense, they repeat what they hope is true.
  - RosanaAnaDana 7y ago
    Well, I can say that it is exhausting to try and do both. I burnt myself out last year trying to do just that. I'm not sure how to do the break-away thing and commit to my ideas, but for me personally, its starting to feel like a shit or get off the pot issue.

adamnemecek 7y ago

On a small scale, everything is unique. On a large scale, everything is repetitive. Yes, if you have a full time job with a commute, you'll make little progress. 10 hrs a week is very little. And again, these are terrible hours. It's 3 hrs after work + weekends. It means literally not doing anything besides this. How long can you sustain this? Your main job will be occupying most of your attention anyway. On HN, and such, people call everything a side project due to fear of criticism. If you say "it's a side project", and people criticize it, you can say "it's just a side project". Statements like "everything is unique" are very obfuscatory. How am I supposed to make any decisions? Yes, certain parameters might be different but a universal truth accounts for this. Instead of posting platitudes, post a rebuttal. Post a counter-example.

sokoloff 7y ago
If 7-10 PM are terrible hours for you, consider using 5-8 AM as the hours for your side project.
- adamnemecek 7y ago
  I tried. I can't get up at 5am and be productive.

robenkleene 7y ago

To me this is rather simple, if you believe both of these things to be true: 1. The business world is competitive. 2. Some people are working on their ideas full-time. Then how is it not a huge disadvantage to not be working full-time on your idea? I'm very curious how people who advocate for side projects think about this differently? With ones they hope will become successful businesses at least, other side projects, such as open source projects, make perfect sense.

adamnemecek 7y ago
I agree. I think the assumption is that you'll quit your job once it starts taking off. I also think that this meme is alive because people are working on their startups and are hoping for them to take off. In some sense, they repeat what they hope is true.
- RosanaAnaDana 7y ago
  Well, I can say that it is exhausting to try and do both. I burnt myself out last year trying to do just that. I'm not sure how to do the break-away thing and commit to my ideas, but for me personally, its starting to feel like a shit or get off the pot issue.