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This is a common misconception. With hindsight we can say "It was so easy to succeed back then!" Why didn't you do those things? Why aren't you trying to catch
by spencerchubb 2y ago
This is a common misconception. With hindsight we can say "It was so easy to succeed back then!"
Why didn't you do those things? Why aren't you trying to catch the next trend? It's extremely difficult to know which trend will actually stick around for the long term.
TikTok could be a current example since they are pushing the shop so hard.
- aleph_minus_one 2y agoAnswers for me: > Why didn't you do those things? Because at that time I was a child, and thus simply wasn't able to, even though I saw the potential. > Why aren't you trying to catch the next trend? I actually attempt to, but since I have an exhausting job, I can only invest very little time at night and weekends on this topic. And no, my (also work) environment is not very receptive to my ideas ... :-( So, what I do is rather attempting to catch some long-term future trends. But I am very sure that I am onto some something(s) since when I presented some of my ideas to my former PhD advisor a few months ago, he immediately made slight attempts to (re)hire me. Well, a few years ago, I would likely have taken such an offer, but now I am not anymore willing to accept the bad job security and prospects in academia (which were central reasons why I left academia).
- spencerchubb 2y agoSo it sounds like you agree there is not a lack of new trends :) There are plenty of new ideas and trends. However most people do not pursue them because we're too young, need job stability, etc