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Thanks for this feedback! You're right that I'm in an extremely lucky position, and I likely would not have experienced the success I've had so far without sev
by mtlynch 6y ago
Thanks for this feedback!
You're right that I'm in an extremely lucky position, and I likely would not have experienced the success I've had so far without several unfair advantages I hold. Google taught me a lot that would be hard to learn elsewhere, and I also have enough savings that I can try and fail many times without it mattering, and very few people have that luxury.
I try to be cognizant of that in my writing and avoid making it sound like what I'm doing is easy or accessible to the average person. That said, I can only write about the experiences I've had, advantages or not. As much as possible, I try to share what I did and learned and not tell anyone else what they should do.
- k__ 6y agoSure thing. You lost much money, but you could afford it, because you saved when you worked at Google. That's usually the point I think "oh, one of those again". I mean, there is much to learn from you burning money that I don't have, but it always feels a bit disillusoning to me. So again, sorry for calling that out.