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Very few of us as kids would have cared about the financial modeling world championships - I wonder at what point people start to like these frankly boring topi
by exdsq 5y ago
Very few of us as kids would have cared about the financial modeling world championships - I wonder at what point people start to like these frankly boring topics (this is on the front page so many of us, including me, in our free time on a weekend decided to read about it) and how much is genuine intrigue and how much is forced from trying to excel in our work lives. I think about this a fair bit as I’m trying to separate my work and life a bit more as a new year resolution and I’m catching myself reading these things and wondering why.
- 88840-8855 5y agoit's not boring, it's just abstract. excel modeling often requires creative approaches.. i compare it with a band on a stage: they master their instruments and create something new that often sounds nice. excel models are similar, they are the product of having mastered excel and creativity. Girls will ofc prefer the dude with the bass guitar, but that's simply because music is simple to consume but the appreciation of a sophisticated excel model requires the observer to understand abstract concepts. People like "boring" stuff. how you called it. Some people build seemingly pointless model trains, others memorize random facts and compete, there are Tetris competitions, even coding competitions.
- hooande 5y agothe existence of an obscure excel modeling competition is 100% hackernews content. if you're trying to get your work life balance, check out the reddit home page instead