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I'm paying your flight if you join me in the Himalaya to teach you TypeScript

18 points by wwoessi 4y ago

mesozoic 4y ago
Let's do it in one of those underwater caves you have to decompress for a week to leave.
- ksaj 4y ago
  Good idea. That way you know there is no GPS, either.
  - cvccvroomvroom 4y ago
    I've seen this movie.
wwoessi 4y ago
If nobody joins me with this offer, I'll just keep adding more sugar until someone bites... I want to teach people typescript, but I'm just done with the half motivated people, that's why I want to go completely offline !! (Also I love the mountains of course)
- pcthrowaway 4y ago
  I'm confused, what's the catch? Is it satire? I know a lot of people who would take you up on this in a heartbeat.. I would if I wasn't already gainfully employed to program Typescript.. I love both mountains and Typescript. Haven't been to Nepal, but Dharamsala is close and absolutely gorgeous
- robocat 4y ago
  > just done with the half motivated people Other motivations are likely to attract people attracted to those other motivations. You obviously think there is a high correlation between free-flight-to-Nepal, and desire-to-learn-TypeScript. Seems unlikely. Nepal is poor: why not find some local students? Instead of wasting money giving free flights to rich 1st world people, why not supply a few computers and training to poor 3rd world people. Make your entry requirements highly correlated with geeky keenness for programming?
ksaj 4y ago
It might be the whole "offline for 3 months with a stranger" situation. How safe is that for anyone, free or not? Loving to teach is an imbalanced motive for the expense and solitary dedication. That's not a student. That's a disciple. The need to continually "add sugar until someone bites" just adds to the creep factor. Your motives may be entirely pure, but this is a case where absolutely everybody in their right mind should look a gift horse in the mouth.
samaritan1331 4y ago
Let me guess, one way ticket only
- cvccvroomvroom 4y ago
  You can always donate a kidney
moistly 4y ago
OP has an account since 2017, with their only submissions (2) being made in the past 12 hours (both on this topic), and their sole comment is in this thread. Too fucking weird.
ikeserbestian 4y ago
I can learn TypeScript if you come here before the Himalaya trip, BYOB & BYOC.

18 points by wwoessi 4y ago

mesozoic 4y ago

Let's do it in one of those underwater caves you have to decompress for a week to leave.

ksaj 4y ago
Good idea. That way you know there is no GPS, either.
- cvccvroomvroom 4y ago
  I've seen this movie.

wwoessi 4y ago

If nobody joins me with this offer, I'll just keep adding more sugar until someone bites... I want to teach people typescript, but I'm just done with the half motivated people, that's why I want to go completely offline !! (Also I love the mountains of course)

pcthrowaway 4y ago
I'm confused, what's the catch? Is it satire? I know a lot of people who would take you up on this in a heartbeat.. I would if I wasn't already gainfully employed to program Typescript.. I love both mountains and Typescript. Haven't been to Nepal, but Dharamsala is close and absolutely gorgeous
robocat 4y ago
> just done with the half motivated people Other motivations are likely to attract people attracted to those other motivations. You obviously think there is a high correlation between free-flight-to-Nepal, and desire-to-learn-TypeScript. Seems unlikely. Nepal is poor: why not find some local students? Instead of wasting money giving free flights to rich 1st world people, why not supply a few computers and training to poor 3rd world people. Make your entry requirements highly correlated with geeky keenness for programming?

ksaj 4y ago

It might be the whole "offline for 3 months with a stranger" situation. How safe is that for anyone, free or not? Loving to teach is an imbalanced motive for the expense and solitary dedication. That's not a student. That's a disciple. The need to continually "add sugar until someone bites" just adds to the creep factor. Your motives may be entirely pure, but this is a case where absolutely everybody in their right mind should look a gift horse in the mouth.

samaritan1331 4y ago

Let me guess, one way ticket only

cvccvroomvroom 4y ago
You can always donate a kidney

moistly 4y ago

OP has an account since 2017, with their only submissions (2) being made in the past 12 hours (both on this topic), and their sole comment is in this thread. Too fucking weird.

ikeserbestian 4y ago

I can learn TypeScript if you come here before the Himalaya trip, BYOB & BYOC.