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Why do people want to be labeled "mentor"? Is this an ego thing?

• zer8k 3y ago
  Because it makes you sound important. If you have a mentor you are important enough for special teaching. If you are a mentor you have some special guarded tao of your field a mere mortal cannot understand. Same reason every Cxx on the planet says they "talked to their mentor" about whatever. We used to say "a friend" or "a colleague" but like all things in SV it gets turned into word salad. Another word that drives me up the wall is "learnings". It makes me feel like I'm taking crazy pills every time someone says "we took back some learnings".
  • sgerenser 3y ago
    When I was at Microsoft we’d hear about “learnings” frequently (including from the CEO) and it always drove me crazy.
    • gymbeaux 3y ago
      Ballmer or Nadella?
      • sgerenser 3y ago
        Nadella
• danparsonson 3y ago
  It's just a description of the relationship.
• deleted 3y ago
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