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In the doc, the doc creator self-described as "Middle school dropout" I'm sure the person is no dummy, but I have to wonder what is the value of highlighting t
by alephnan 6y ago
In the doc, the doc creator self-described as "Middle school dropout"
I'm sure the person is no dummy, but I have to wonder what is the value of highlighting this? To show they are contrarian? Does that make the doc more trustworthy? It feels like a lot of contrarians feel compelled to highlight personality traits rather than let their ideas grow root
- ceilingcorner 6y agoLogical conclusion of the tech world’s obsession with dropping out of college. “Jobs, Zuckerberg and Gates are dropouts, so if I’m a dropout too, it means I’ll be just as successful. I’ll even beat them at their own cargo-culting status game by dropping out of middle school, rather than college.”
- alephnan 6y agoA slacker once told me during university "C students are CEOs and I'm a C student, therefore all of you will work for me." Not only is this a fallacy, the premise is not backed by data.
- ceilingcorner 6y agoThere’s probably some truth in the idea that the students who focus obsessively on getting good grades, to the exclusion of building social connections, doing internships, etc. are less successful in a traditional career sense. Of course that doesn’t mean being a C student automatically makes you into a CEO.