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Yea, I have friends who work at SpaceX and seems to be doing just fine. The zeitgeist on HN is basically if you ever do anything challenging, don't even think a

Yea, I have friends who work at SpaceX and seems to be doing just fine. The zeitgeist on HN is basically if you ever do anything challenging, don't even think about it, it is bad for your mental health. You probably should just concede in life, don't work hard, regress into resentment for "rich people" and make sure no one else succeeds. What kind of a shitty place has this become? Supposed to be "Hacker News". Not a whole lot of hackers here.

memish 4y ago
It's says something when the greatest living hacker, George Hotz, now wants to work at Twitter. But so many of the readers of "hacker news" can't even imagine why.
- Apocryphon 4y ago
  John Carmack is still probably the greatest living hacker.
  - memish 4y ago
    I stand corrected.
  - systemvoltage 4y ago
    John Carmack on hard work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJitSreSL78 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJitSreSL78 I can't see this going well on HN if he said the same thing, verbatim, but posted it as an anonymous comment.
    - Apocryphon 4y ago
      That's because unlike anonymous commenters like you and I, he has actually substantiated his beliefs.
      - systemvoltage 4y ago
        I really don't think that's the case here. Most beliefs that align with "hard work" is often touted as "Fascism". That's what we're dealing with here. I've been searching for last few years, I read HN every day and haven't found anyone pro-hard work and celebrating perseverence.
        Apocryphon 4y ago
        There's literally an Ask HN on the front page right now about the most impactful thing readers have built with like 300 comments. Hard to believe that such a thread isn't celebrating hard work and perseverance.
        hotpotamus 4y ago
        Perhaps people are tired of being told "hard work is its own reward" from people who are extremely rewarded with money and a suspicious lack of hard work.
likecarter 4y ago
This tells me you’ve never worked 80 hour weeks.
- systemvoltage 4y ago
  I wish I could deanonymize myself, @dang probably knows who I am. I hold 2 jobs. So, sorry, you're wrong.

memish 4y ago

It's says something when the greatest living hacker, George Hotz, now wants to work at Twitter. But so many of the readers of "hacker news" can't even imagine why.

Apocryphon 4y ago
John Carmack is still probably the greatest living hacker.
- memish 4y ago
  I stand corrected.
- systemvoltage 4y ago
  John Carmack on hard work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJitSreSL78 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJitSreSL78 I can't see this going well on HN if he said the same thing, verbatim, but posted it as an anonymous comment.
  - Apocryphon 4y ago
    That's because unlike anonymous commenters like you and I, he has actually substantiated his beliefs.
    - systemvoltage 4y ago
      I really don't think that's the case here. Most beliefs that align with "hard work" is often touted as "Fascism". That's what we're dealing with here. I've been searching for last few years, I read HN every day and haven't found anyone pro-hard work and celebrating perseverence.
      - Apocryphon 4y ago
        There's literally an Ask HN on the front page right now about the most impactful thing readers have built with like 300 comments. Hard to believe that such a thread isn't celebrating hard work and perseverance.
      - hotpotamus 4y ago
        Perhaps people are tired of being told "hard work is its own reward" from people who are extremely rewarded with money and a suspicious lack of hard work.

likecarter 4y ago

This tells me you’ve never worked 80 hour weeks.

systemvoltage 4y ago
I wish I could deanonymize myself, @dang probably knows who I am. I hold 2 jobs. So, sorry, you're wrong.