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The article started well until it changed from "you" to "I". After that, it felt like a mix of bragging and trying to sell a book. I think its OK if some peopl

by jwrallie 10mo ago

The article started well until it changed from "you" to "I". After that, it felt like a mix of bragging and trying to sell a book. I think its OK if some people don't get to live their dream jobs, some dreams have no equivalent in real life, and some people need to do the mundane, boring underground jobs that keep things together.

zerofor_conduct 10mo ago
yes, felt like one long humble brag after that. how tiresome.
kubb 10mo ago
It didn’t catch me in the widely cast net. I didn’t match the 1) nice place, 2) family and friends. Apparently an ad huh.
- thanedar 10mo ago
  Solve your two problems first! I do think this resonates with a lot of especially YC founders who have broken through 1 and 2 but are missing the most important 3.
  - kubb 10mo ago
    Go pay for the book then! But founders aren’t a big enough target demographic to make money on I guess.
jojobas 10mo ago
Worse, it's canvassing for a political movement.
- thanedar 10mo ago
  I will keep arguing that canvassing for a political movement is the highest potential thing most Americans could be doing now. I'm not talking about running for office yourself. You don't have to do it full-time. But try it. Focus on one issue and one bill. You could solve a key problem in weeks. See how this changes your life!
  - jojobas 10mo ago
    Fine, just don't masquerade your canvassing as something that's supposed to help with your mental health.
  - aebtebeten 10mo ago
    If you vote with your feet, you can solve many structural problems with a time investment of only 2-5 years.
  - LightBug1 10mo ago
    Depends if you behave like some current canvassers and/or candidates. Of course, I mean those who are straight forward corrupt liars. And the problem is there seems to be no shortage of canvassers who'll advocate for such candidates. So, your 'highest potential' argument is somewhat poisoned.
cpt_sobel 10mo ago
There's so little meaning (other than "Buy My Book!") in the latter part of the post that I thought I read the same paragraph 20 times
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thanedar 10mo ago
Made some edits last night. But I think the post still stood up 95%+. The middle is full of stories of how I failed for years. I think I can help you, here's how I failed, then succeeded, you can too! And my book is truly the next step. If you liked these ~2,000 words, there's 20x more in Positive Politics! I specifically believe Positive Politics can best utilize the ambitious optimism of e.g. YC founders to solve the world's biggest problems!

zerofor_conduct 10mo ago

yes, felt like one long humble brag after that. how tiresome.

kubb 10mo ago

It didn’t catch me in the widely cast net. I didn’t match the 1) nice place, 2) family and friends. Apparently an ad huh.

thanedar 10mo ago
Solve your two problems first! I do think this resonates with a lot of especially YC founders who have broken through 1 and 2 but are missing the most important 3.
- kubb 10mo ago
  Go pay for the book then! But founders aren’t a big enough target demographic to make money on I guess.

jojobas 10mo ago

Worse, it's canvassing for a political movement.

thanedar 10mo ago
I will keep arguing that canvassing for a political movement is the highest potential thing most Americans could be doing now. I'm not talking about running for office yourself. You don't have to do it full-time. But try it. Focus on one issue and one bill. You could solve a key problem in weeks. See how this changes your life!
- jojobas 10mo ago
  Fine, just don't masquerade your canvassing as something that's supposed to help with your mental health.
- aebtebeten 10mo ago
  If you vote with your feet, you can solve many structural problems with a time investment of only 2-5 years.
- LightBug1 10mo ago
  Depends if you behave like some current canvassers and/or candidates. Of course, I mean those who are straight forward corrupt liars. And the problem is there seems to be no shortage of canvassers who'll advocate for such candidates. So, your 'highest potential' argument is somewhat poisoned.

cpt_sobel 10mo ago

There's so little meaning (other than "Buy My Book!") in the latter part of the post that I thought I read the same paragraph 20 times

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thanedar 10mo ago

Made some edits last night. But I think the post still stood up 95%+. The middle is full of stories of how I failed for years. I think I can help you, here's how I failed, then succeeded, you can too! And my book is truly the next step. If you liked these ~2,000 words, there's 20x more in Positive Politics! I specifically believe Positive Politics can best utilize the ambitious optimism of e.g. YC founders to solve the world's biggest problems!