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If you had perfect future knowledge (which is what this article is really about) you wouldn't want to invent Slack (or Google), which lets face it would have be

by rwmj 1y ago

If you had perfect future knowledge (which is what this article is really about) you wouldn't want to invent Slack (or Google), which lets face it would have been a ton of work with a very uncertain outcome. You'd want to invest in Slack / Google at some early stage, do no work whatsoever, and enjoy the proceeds.

jeremyjh 1y ago
I'd probably join Slack early, successfully rail against Electron and kill the whole company.
- charliebwrites 1y ago
  And leave us with Microsoft Teams? You monster
  - badc0ffee 1y ago
    HipChat would have lived
anonzzzies 1y ago
Yeah, I would say most past life choices for me would be investing in the right things. If you know, then risk is not needed.
racl101 1y ago
Pretty much. I always find it funny when people say: "I'd invent Google" when they could barely pass their first year Calculus class. As if stating the idea is all it took but not the engineering and well ... the actual difficult work. But everyone can invest. That much is totally doable.
- rwmj 1y ago
  Yup, by far the hardest bit is working out which 7 star ski resort to go to next. In this alternate reality you'd be cosplaying as a VC, because that would give you the creds to raise money and meet the right founders. But the only work you'd be doing is passing on pets.com, and choosing to invest in thefacebook.
- tayo42 1y ago
  The difficult work is easier to grind through when you know there's a pay off. I think alot of people aren't passing calculus and doing hard work, not because they're dumb but there's no clear pay off, it's hard to stay motivated
- badc0ffee 1y ago
  Do those people know what PageRank is? Even if they did, could they implement it? (And would they be able to come up with their own name for it, given they are not Larry Page?)
verzali 1y ago
It would be a lot faster to buy a lot of lottery tickets, or become a professional gambler. Once you've done that you'd have enough to make meaningful investments for long term returns. Or to short the stock market before certain big events...

by rwmj 1y ago

jeremyjh 1y ago

I'd probably join Slack early, successfully rail against Electron and kill the whole company.

charliebwrites 1y ago
And leave us with Microsoft Teams? You monster
- badc0ffee 1y ago
  HipChat would have lived

anonzzzies 1y ago

Yeah, I would say most past life choices for me would be investing in the right things. If you know, then risk is not needed.

racl101 1y ago

Pretty much. I always find it funny when people say: "I'd invent Google" when they could barely pass their first year Calculus class. As if stating the idea is all it took but not the engineering and well ... the actual difficult work. But everyone can invest. That much is totally doable.

rwmj 1y ago
Yup, by far the hardest bit is working out which 7 star ski resort to go to next. In this alternate reality you'd be cosplaying as a VC, because that would give you the creds to raise money and meet the right founders. But the only work you'd be doing is passing on pets.com, and choosing to invest in thefacebook.
tayo42 1y ago
The difficult work is easier to grind through when you know there's a pay off. I think alot of people aren't passing calculus and doing hard work, not because they're dumb but there's no clear pay off, it's hard to stay motivated
badc0ffee 1y ago
Do those people know what PageRank is? Even if they did, could they implement it? (And would they be able to come up with their own name for it, given they are not Larry Page?)

verzali 1y ago

It would be a lot faster to buy a lot of lottery tickets, or become a professional gambler. Once you've done that you'd have enough to make meaningful investments for long term returns. Or to short the stock market before certain big events...