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This site values driven young people taking risks and chasing goals that seem very far away but maybe achieving them one day. This kid has the same spirit as ma

by est31 7y ago

This site values driven young people taking risks and chasing goals that seem very far away but maybe achieving them one day. This kid has the same spirit as many startup founders have, and similarly has skills that others in his age group lack. Oh and he's after a lambo. It's a good symbol for the wealth that the young startup founders seek as well.

leptoniscool 7y ago
Hahahahaha thank you, this made my day
mabbo 7y ago
This metaphor is actually really spot on. He has on the tiniest of ideas of what he's doing; he might be breaking the law; he's audacious and realized he could just do it; he wants to be in California because that's where dreams come true; he's probably from an upper middle class white family with parents who didn't pay him enough attention. And he's doing it all because he wants a status symbol of wealth and prosperity, and someone told him he couldn't.
- lainga 7y ago
  And $3 in seed money.
  - mabbo 7y ago
    Dammit, that is the perfect additional detail I forgot.
- est31 7y ago
  Yeah I'm not sure whether people upvote this story because, like you, they are critics of the idea and want to make fun of it or at least highlight the dangers, or because this spirit envokes a truthfully positive association. Probably both, because it gives something to both sides. Personally, I feel that there is a little boy/girl in everyone of us and quite many tech-immigrants to SFBA went there to chase their own Lambo type dreams. This isn't something reprehensible but in fact part of the american fabric (liberty and the pursuit of happiness). But of course the metaphor ends at the absolute danger of the situation the boy is causing. A startup is comparatively safe to what the little guy did.
- Uhhrrr 7y ago
  "My Incredible Journey"
- ZenPsycho 7y ago
  this kid really embodies the american spirit: rich white boy doing whatever the fuck he wants without the slightest concern for who he might hurt or kill in the process, all in the delusional pursuit of a meaningless status symbol he has been conned into thinking he can get because of the cultish adherence to the belief it’s the land of equal opportunity despite any and all evidence to the contrary, all while trumpeting about how great he is to anyone who will listen
  - defen 7y ago
    So, the kid isn't actually white, which makes me wonder if that changes your perspective on things? https://kutv.com/news/local/5-year-old-recounts-being-stopped-by-utah-trooper-after-driving-family-car-on-freeway https://kutv.com/news/local/5-year-old-recounts-being-stoppe...
    - ZenPsycho 7y ago
      Don't ask me, ask Paul Graham if he's white enough to be a startup founder. Seems to be a sliding scale in the USA. Very situational.
      - ZenPsycho 7y ago
        Okay okay, to be fair on Paul, he did pretend to apologise for those remarks.
        someperson 7y ago
        Out of the loop here. Context?
        ZenPsycho 7y ago
        http://www.paulgraham.com/accents.html http://www.paulgraham.com/accents.html
  - Aeolun 7y ago
- jakebol 7y ago
  Moral of the story was that his dreams came true? https://twitter.com/mikeandersonKSL/status/1257778376925802496 https://twitter.com/mikeandersonKSL/status/12577783769258024...
- goldenchrome 7y ago
  Except he’s a poor Hispanic kid with a mom who loves him and he wanted to go to California to meet his sister.
  - jshevek 7y ago
    Is this mentioned in another article on this topic? I didn't see that in this article. This article states this as his basic motivation: >“She told him she would not buy him a Lamborghini,” the Highway Patrol said in a tweet. “He decided to take the car and go to California to buy one himself.”
    - Someone 7y ago
      He’s on video, and you can click through to find his name and even a photo of his family (at https://kutv.com/news/local/5-year-old-recounts-being-stopped-by-utah-trooper-after-driving-family-car-on-freeway https://kutv.com/news/local/5-year-old-recounts-being-stoppe...). Definitely looks more “Hispanic” than “white” to me. Googling his surname also shows (mostly) Hispanics. The photos also don’t scream “upper middle class” to me, but that’s harder to judge.
      - randall 7y ago
        NARRATIVE VIOLATION ALERT I'm actually from Ogden, and I love it so much. The population is probably about 33% hispanic. https://www.ogdencity.com/1466/Demographics https://www.ogdencity.com/1466/Demographics I love hackers like this. So awesome to see.
      - jshevek 7y ago
        I asked about the child's motivation, not his ethnicity.
- hkai 7y ago
  What is the reason that many people, including you, seem to blame white people for everything? It's almost like a reflex. Not to mention that the ethnicity of the person in question in this story is pretty clear from the photographs.
advertising 7y ago
This ^^^^^
newswasboring 7y ago
I hope you are joking and I am failing to pick up on it. Because such cases can be made for many human interest stories. Unless the boy was driving a self driving car I really don't see the significance to HN. But I see that the community disagrees with me on this, evident by the points on this story.
- coribuci 7y ago
  > I hope you are joking and I am failing to pick up on it. Because such cases can be made for many human interest stories. Unless the boy was driving a self driving car I really don't see the significance to HN. Well, the car features the new UWP UI. Even e 6 yo can drive it. /s
jablan 7y ago
Also: deep disregard for rules and well-being of other human beings. Traffic accidents are eighth leading cause of death globally.
- dkdk8283 7y ago
  Many people break rules everyday. Questioning and not following “rules” can be very healthy.
- elil17 7y ago
  Or being five and not understanding what’s going on
- coldtea 7y ago
  >Also: deep disregard for rules and well-being of other human beings From a five year old?
  - pxtail 7y ago
    Especially, five year olds love to break rules and mostly are not aware and/or do not care about social norms and other people.
    - coldtea 7y ago
      Sure, but I wouldn't call that "deep disregard". I would call it "being a kid and not knowing the impact of those things"... Deep disregard mostly fits some kind of sociopath or delinquent...
  - yellowapple 7y ago
    I mean, yeah? Five year olds don't exactly have much of an understanding of either concept.

by est31 7y ago

leptoniscool 7y ago

Hahahahaha thank you, this made my day

mabbo 7y ago

This metaphor is actually really spot on. He has on the tiniest of ideas of what he's doing; he might be breaking the law; he's audacious and realized he could just do it; he wants to be in California because that's where dreams come true; he's probably from an upper middle class white family with parents who didn't pay him enough attention. And he's doing it all because he wants a status symbol of wealth and prosperity, and someone told him he couldn't.

lainga 7y ago
And $3 in seed money.
- mabbo 7y ago
  Dammit, that is the perfect additional detail I forgot.
est31 7y ago
Yeah I'm not sure whether people upvote this story because, like you, they are critics of the idea and want to make fun of it or at least highlight the dangers, or because this spirit envokes a truthfully positive association. Probably both, because it gives something to both sides. Personally, I feel that there is a little boy/girl in everyone of us and quite many tech-immigrants to SFBA went there to chase their own Lambo type dreams. This isn't something reprehensible but in fact part of the american fabric (liberty and the pursuit of happiness). But of course the metaphor ends at the absolute danger of the situation the boy is causing. A startup is comparatively safe to what the little guy did.
Uhhrrr 7y ago
"My Incredible Journey"
ZenPsycho 7y ago
this kid really embodies the american spirit: rich white boy doing whatever the fuck he wants without the slightest concern for who he might hurt or kill in the process, all in the delusional pursuit of a meaningless status symbol he has been conned into thinking he can get because of the cultish adherence to the belief it’s the land of equal opportunity despite any and all evidence to the contrary, all while trumpeting about how great he is to anyone who will listen
- defen 7y ago
  So, the kid isn't actually white, which makes me wonder if that changes your perspective on things? https://kutv.com/news/local/5-year-old-recounts-being-stopped-by-utah-trooper-after-driving-family-car-on-freeway https://kutv.com/news/local/5-year-old-recounts-being-stoppe...
  - ZenPsycho 7y ago
    Don't ask me, ask Paul Graham if he's white enough to be a startup founder. Seems to be a sliding scale in the USA. Very situational.
    - ZenPsycho 7y ago
      Okay okay, to be fair on Paul, he did pretend to apologise for those remarks.
      - someperson 7y ago
        Out of the loop here. Context?
        ZenPsycho 7y ago
        http://www.paulgraham.com/accents.html http://www.paulgraham.com/accents.html
- Aeolun 7y ago
jakebol 7y ago
Moral of the story was that his dreams came true? https://twitter.com/mikeandersonKSL/status/1257778376925802496 https://twitter.com/mikeandersonKSL/status/12577783769258024...
goldenchrome 7y ago
Except he’s a poor Hispanic kid with a mom who loves him and he wanted to go to California to meet his sister.
- jshevek 7y ago
  Is this mentioned in another article on this topic? I didn't see that in this article. This article states this as his basic motivation: >“She told him she would not buy him a Lamborghini,” the Highway Patrol said in a tweet. “He decided to take the car and go to California to buy one himself.”
  - Someone 7y ago
    He’s on video, and you can click through to find his name and even a photo of his family (at https://kutv.com/news/local/5-year-old-recounts-being-stopped-by-utah-trooper-after-driving-family-car-on-freeway https://kutv.com/news/local/5-year-old-recounts-being-stoppe...). Definitely looks more “Hispanic” than “white” to me. Googling his surname also shows (mostly) Hispanics. The photos also don’t scream “upper middle class” to me, but that’s harder to judge.
    - randall 7y ago
      NARRATIVE VIOLATION ALERT I'm actually from Ogden, and I love it so much. The population is probably about 33% hispanic. https://www.ogdencity.com/1466/Demographics https://www.ogdencity.com/1466/Demographics I love hackers like this. So awesome to see.
    - jshevek 7y ago
      I asked about the child's motivation, not his ethnicity.
hkai 7y ago
What is the reason that many people, including you, seem to blame white people for everything? It's almost like a reflex. Not to mention that the ethnicity of the person in question in this story is pretty clear from the photographs.

advertising 7y ago

This ^^^^^

newswasboring 7y ago

I hope you are joking and I am failing to pick up on it. Because such cases can be made for many human interest stories. Unless the boy was driving a self driving car I really don't see the significance to HN. But I see that the community disagrees with me on this, evident by the points on this story.

coribuci 7y ago
> I hope you are joking and I am failing to pick up on it. Because such cases can be made for many human interest stories. Unless the boy was driving a self driving car I really don't see the significance to HN. Well, the car features the new UWP UI. Even e 6 yo can drive it. /s

jablan 7y ago

Also: deep disregard for rules and well-being of other human beings. Traffic accidents are eighth leading cause of death globally.

dkdk8283 7y ago
Many people break rules everyday. Questioning and not following “rules” can be very healthy.
elil17 7y ago
Or being five and not understanding what’s going on
coldtea 7y ago
>Also: deep disregard for rules and well-being of other human beings From a five year old?
- pxtail 7y ago
  Especially, five year olds love to break rules and mostly are not aware and/or do not care about social norms and other people.
  - coldtea 7y ago
    Sure, but I wouldn't call that "deep disregard". I would call it "being a kid and not knowing the impact of those things"... Deep disregard mostly fits some kind of sociopath or delinquent...
- yellowapple 7y ago
  I mean, yeah? Five year olds don't exactly have much of an understanding of either concept.