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It is similar to exercising for me. If I don’t exercise, I go down the spiral and it becomes really difficult to get back into a good routine again. Not workin
by systemvoltage 5y ago
It is similar to exercising for me. If I don’t exercise, I go down the spiral and it becomes really difficult to get back into a good routine again.
Not working or doing something useful with my time feels exactly the same. I am really happy and everything is better when I don’t slack, am demotivated or unwilling to put in the effort.
Life is fulfilling and tremendously fun when I’m surrounded by motivated people that are basically opposite of the HN culture these days. The people of HN are extremely uninspiring and frankly toxic to my own mental health.
- Apocryphon 5y ago> basically opposite of the HN culture these days That's because the pendulum has swung. A decade ago, HN was full of optimism because we were at the apex of startup culture and the tech boom. Now that boom has receded, there is still a lot of dumb money (for now), but people are burned out and the tech is uninspiring or toxic. People are just tired. This really became clear to me two years ago, shortly before the pandemic, when there was a long thread on HN arguing against joining a startup, simply because FAANG pays far better- not just because of crazy stock market shenanigans, but because many startups themselves have been captured by leadership that pursue policies that lead to share dilution. The economics have changed. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21865065 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21865065
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