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I just find it sad people write themselves off as never being rich or running their own business. There are 16 year olds making 6 figures writing their own ipho

by mengine 14y ago

I just find it sad people write themselves off as never being rich or running their own business. There are 16 year olds making 6 figures writing their own iphone apps yet people view their only alternative to programming is moving to middle management.

jerf 14y ago
You're continuing to presume an awful lot there. I don't see edw519 saying those things.
stevewilhelm 14y ago
"16 year olds making 6 figures writing their own iphone apps " The reality is there are very few people making six figures writing their own iphone apps. Even fewer that can sustain that level of income as a sole proprietorship for a couple of decades, which is what you will need to do to retire at fifty. For every programmer who does create a sustainable business, fewer still get rich doing so. One reason, creating a wildly successful business is a completely different skill set from programming. Another reason, it takes a fair amount of luck for a company to become wildly successful. Goog luck.
- Evbn 14y ago
  "goog luck" Great Fredudian typo, or greatest Freudian typo?
  - georgeorwell 14y ago
    Definitely a Fredudian typo, Freudian would have been "Good fuck".
Evbn 14y ago
It's OK, one day you will get over your insecurities and inferiority complexes, and not fear people who are capable and comfortable of working on a team.
- mengine 14y ago
  Be sure to thank your employer for their insecurities and inferiority complexes with your next paycheck.
  - trotsky 14y ago
    Being smarter than everyone else is awesome while it lasts. Be sure to come back in 20 and let us know how your plans worked out.
bmelton 14y ago
Not everybody wants to be rich. Would it hurt anything if I had more money? Of course not, but I have everything that I need in life and I'm not that materialistic. The man has been doing a job that he loves for 30+ years. Having had to work in places I hated to 'pay the bills' enough times in my life to grow weary of it, I understand the value of working on a good team with people I like and respect, doing what I love. As the adage goes: Get a job doing what you love to do, and you'll never work a day in your life. Startups are fine and dandy, but trust me when I tell you, they're a ton of WORK. Even serial entrepreneurs will tell you that it's taxing, and not for everyone. I for one would be much happier nestled up to a keyboard, solving a problem than I would be doing many of the things one needs to do to make a startup viable. In summation, everybody's priorities are not the same as yours, and I'd wager that you could stand to learn that lesson sooner than later.

by mengine 14y ago

jerf 14y ago

You're continuing to presume an awful lot there. I don't see edw519 saying those things.

stevewilhelm 14y ago

"16 year olds making 6 figures writing their own iphone apps " The reality is there are very few people making six figures writing their own iphone apps. Even fewer that can sustain that level of income as a sole proprietorship for a couple of decades, which is what you will need to do to retire at fifty. For every programmer who does create a sustainable business, fewer still get rich doing so. One reason, creating a wildly successful business is a completely different skill set from programming. Another reason, it takes a fair amount of luck for a company to become wildly successful. Goog luck.

Evbn 14y ago
"goog luck" Great Fredudian typo, or greatest Freudian typo?
- georgeorwell 14y ago
  Definitely a Fredudian typo, Freudian would have been "Good fuck".

Evbn 14y ago

It's OK, one day you will get over your insecurities and inferiority complexes, and not fear people who are capable and comfortable of working on a team.

mengine 14y ago
Be sure to thank your employer for their insecurities and inferiority complexes with your next paycheck.
- trotsky 14y ago
  Being smarter than everyone else is awesome while it lasts. Be sure to come back in 20 and let us know how your plans worked out.

bmelton 14y ago

Not everybody wants to be rich. Would it hurt anything if I had more money? Of course not, but I have everything that I need in life and I'm not that materialistic. The man has been doing a job that he loves for 30+ years. Having had to work in places I hated to 'pay the bills' enough times in my life to grow weary of it, I understand the value of working on a good team with people I like and respect, doing what I love. As the adage goes: Get a job doing what you love to do, and you'll never work a day in your life. Startups are fine and dandy, but trust me when I tell you, they're a ton of WORK. Even serial entrepreneurs will tell you that it's taxing, and not for everyone. I for one would be much happier nestled up to a keyboard, solving a problem than I would be doing many of the things one needs to do to make a startup viable. In summation, everybody's priorities are not the same as yours, and I'd wager that you could stand to learn that lesson sooner than later.