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I was browsing Carmack's twitter feed, and stumbled on some posts in there from his ex-wife of 20 odd years, saying he was an absentee dad and husband. Sort of
by nvarsj 4y ago
I was browsing Carmack's twitter feed, and stumbled on some posts in there from his ex-wife of 20 odd years, saying he was an absentee dad and husband. Sort of opened my eyes a bit. He also famously took his work computer on his honeymoon. Yes, Carmack is a programming legend, and I respect him greatly (he is one of my personal coding heroes), but I think what we may see as outsiders doesn't always tell the whole story.
You only have one life to live. Do the things that make you happy. I think society pressures us to do well in career and this can put an enormous mental toll on us. And guess what happens when you get there? Zuckerberg just talked about how waking up each day felt like getting punched in the stomach. Yeah, you're not going to be any happier, as long as you are trying to conform to society/external expectations.
You gotta find what makes you happy. Maybe that's playing WoW 10 hours a day. As long as you can support yourself, maybe that's okay.
- metadat 4y agoGreat insights, but want to clarify that the Zuck media appearances are pure manipulation and deception. Don't be fooled by cheap words, look at the actions. Zuckerberg's behavior makes his position clear: The billions of dollars and power he gets outweigh the minor, even trivial downsides of waking up to annoyances and most of humanity hating and resenting him. The probability that he really gives a fuck is vanishingly low. Think of him like a lawnmower or a wild animal like a shark; they have a certain function and that's the end of it: consuming whatever is underneath them.