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"We publicly launched the site on April 10th. TechCrunch was not invited."
by alaskamiller 18y ago
"We publicly launched the site on April 10th. TechCrunch was not invited."
- fallentimes 18y agoThat one made me laugh, but I liked this one better: >When I’m old and dying, I plan to look back on my life and say “wow, that was an adventure,” not “wow, I sure felt safe.”
- alyx 18y agoInteresting how apparently adventurous parts of life and safe parts of life are mutually exclusive.
- akd 18y agoAdventure requires exploring the unknown. Thus, you never know whether you will be taking the "safer" path, but that's the fun.
- andreyf 18y agoMeh, you're stretching the metaphor. Adventuring "into the unknown" doesn't have to be financially risky - you could explore it at a university or big R&D lab, without much risk of market failure.
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- ryanwaggoner 18y agoNot if you're an entrepreneur.
- fallentimes 18y agoI don't think anyone said that. But for something to be truly an adventure, safety or a sense of safety, will be compromised at certain points along the way.
- marvin 18y agoI think the confusion is in the definition of "safe" - when I read "safe", I understand it to mean "will not cause major injury, great financial loss or permanent poverty". Most people considering a safe vs. adventurous route mistakes this kind of safety with "will not cause any emotional distress". In a modern guy's head, straying from "strictly" safe feels as dangerous as straying from "emotionally safe", probably because our modern society doesn't prepare us to deal with any reasonable amount of pain. A "physically and financially" safe adventure isn't an oxymoron, even in business. But in most cases, adventure entails a certain amount of distress between the successes. For instance, I fly airplanes for fun. I'm pretty sure this hobby will never hurt me, but it sure as hell doesn't always feel like that.
- aspirant 18y agoForget the exclusivity, what we're talking about is the summum bonum: the ultimate goal according to which values and principles are established. A person whose summum bonum is maximum comfort and security will have a very different life than if they had instead pursued creativity, justice, progress, etc. above all else. We're not talking about the abolishment of comfort and security, but rather their subjugation to what is greater.
- tbrooks 18y agoThis is my favorite line: If you want a recipe for restless sleep, I can give you one. Add one part “what will my wife think” with 3,000 parts Benjamin Franklin; stir in a “beer anytime you damn well please” and top with a chance at financial independence.