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They seem to think that there wasn't 10 other equally qualified students that could have had their spot had the dice fallen slightly differently. Anyways, to a

by skulk 3y ago

They seem to think that there wasn't 10 other equally qualified students that could have had their spot had the dice fallen slightly differently. Anyways, to answer your question: just live your life man. If you wake up in the morning with a roof over your head (and no odious debt) and have a nice cup of coffee and can say "what a nice day it is," you win. How do these silly status games even matter? Who cares if you make $300k more than you can spend in a year?

laidoffamazon 3y ago
I live my life but then I wake up realizing I have accomplished nothing in my life and that I’m inherently inferior and won’t have any of the experiences these elite school types take for granted. It feels like I’m stuck in a hopeless rut, having gotten nothing for my work while everyone (including presumably OP) looks down on me.
- alephnerd 3y ago
  > while everyone (including presumably OP) looks down on me I ain't looking down on you for your educational background. I'm just pointing out the bitter elitist truth outside the tech and accounting industries. > I live my life but then I wake up realizing I have accomplished nothing That's bullshit. You worked at AMAZON - one of the largest companies and brands in the world. Even kids at MIT and UCB and Stanford aren't getting new grad offers there anymore in 2023. Most freshman CS students would look up to you. Pat yourself on the back, you worked at a S tier company. It sounds like you're in a mid-20s rut. Take a deep breath, go backpack for a bit, go live your bliss, and stop giving a fuck about external validation. Do what makes you happy. In 10 years you'll look back and see how much you have accomplished.
- hnfong 3y ago
  Nobody can look down on you unless you do that to yourself first. People here are just random strangers on the Internet, and what we think about you shouldn't be relevant to what you're actually worth. You choose the people to compare yourself with. There's really no point in choosing a group to compare yourself with if it makes you feel sad and inferior. Maybe you're in a bad spot now (judging from your username) but don't let money and "career achievements" determine your worth. In the end, very very few people, even in tech, are able to accomplish actually meaningful things beyond getting a paycheck and feeding their families. (I mean, for example, would I want to be Mark Zuckerberg? Probably not, being responsible for creating a mostly toxic social network isn't necessarily something to be proud of as my legacy.) You probably need to reorient yourself, trust that your value doesn't just come from the number in your paycheck or how high you climb the corporate ladder, and figure out your own reason for getting out of bed every morning. I mean, I know it's easier said than done, but I can only say what I can say here. Good luck.

by skulk 3y ago

laidoffamazon 3y ago

I live my life but then I wake up realizing I have accomplished nothing in my life and that I’m inherently inferior and won’t have any of the experiences these elite school types take for granted. It feels like I’m stuck in a hopeless rut, having gotten nothing for my work while everyone (including presumably OP) looks down on me.

alephnerd 3y ago
> while everyone (including presumably OP) looks down on me I ain't looking down on you for your educational background. I'm just pointing out the bitter elitist truth outside the tech and accounting industries. > I live my life but then I wake up realizing I have accomplished nothing That's bullshit. You worked at AMAZON - one of the largest companies and brands in the world. Even kids at MIT and UCB and Stanford aren't getting new grad offers there anymore in 2023. Most freshman CS students would look up to you. Pat yourself on the back, you worked at a S tier company. It sounds like you're in a mid-20s rut. Take a deep breath, go backpack for a bit, go live your bliss, and stop giving a fuck about external validation. Do what makes you happy. In 10 years you'll look back and see how much you have accomplished.
hnfong 3y ago
Nobody can look down on you unless you do that to yourself first. People here are just random strangers on the Internet, and what we think about you shouldn't be relevant to what you're actually worth. You choose the people to compare yourself with. There's really no point in choosing a group to compare yourself with if it makes you feel sad and inferior. Maybe you're in a bad spot now (judging from your username) but don't let money and "career achievements" determine your worth. In the end, very very few people, even in tech, are able to accomplish actually meaningful things beyond getting a paycheck and feeding their families. (I mean, for example, would I want to be Mark Zuckerberg? Probably not, being responsible for creating a mostly toxic social network isn't necessarily something to be proud of as my legacy.) You probably need to reorient yourself, trust that your value doesn't just come from the number in your paycheck or how high you climb the corporate ladder, and figure out your own reason for getting out of bed every morning. I mean, I know it's easier said than done, but I can only say what I can say here. Good luck.