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Wow, this is so damn close to truth :)
by sscaryterry 4mo ago
Wow, this is so damn close to truth :)
- k7peak 4mo agoI gave up, how did this make it to page 1 jeez.
- worik 4mo agoI loved it. Different tastes
- bayindirh 4mo agoI mean, it's read time is 20 minutes at most. I don't think it's long or tasteless or anything.
- weli 4mo agoI've been experimenting with writing longer-form content. I do agree the main point could be condensed a lot and I'm not the a great writer by far. This is kind of a rant and really cathartic for me to write after working more than 5 years on startups. Just wanted to share it.
- edu 4mo agoI read it full and I loved it and bookmarked it. It resonates with my personal experience, and your writing style is fresh and dynamic. Thanks for sharing it, and it deserves to be on the front page and #1.
- jaapz 4mo agoIt's fine, don't worry about it. It's hard for me to read long form on a computer and I read your entire story. You can't please everyone
- drunkboxer 4mo agoI loved every paragraph
- bravetraveler 4mo agoGlad you did share, really enjoyed this... and I've never worked at a startup. Rings true to my hollowed corporate soul. The main difference: your peers might think they're founders; tend to forget they were acqui-hired.
- ChrisMarshallNY 4mo agoI enjoyed it, but it is uncomfortably realistic. Some folks want to gripe about everything. Life's too short to worry about them. They need to live in the world they make; not me.
- achenet 4mo agoPersonally, I really liked both your writing and the fact that you took the time to flesh out the main point. Thanks for taking the time to write this up and share it ^_^
- telchior 4mo agoYou're at the least a good writer. It's a lot like music (or any other artform). No matter how good the result, even if it's utterly sublime, there will be a group who doesn't enjoy it.
- otherme123 4mo agoOn another post from today, titled "Mystery identity of 'Green Boots' climber is finally solved after DNA test", aparently the TLDR is the name of the dead man. The rest of the article explaining how, when, why, with whom the man was there, for some people, is cruft, a total waste of reading time.
- IggleSniggle 4mo agoI loved it. It was cathartic to read, too. It's really a rather short story. There's no accounting for taste.
- jason_s 4mo agoReally liked it, and somewhat envious that you were able to create such a well-written, cohesive piece of just about the right length. (I blog on different topics and it's so hard to keep things short and not wandering.)
- ares623 4mo agoNot enough "key insight", "smoking gun", "this closes the gap", "kicker" huh.
- vultour 4mo agoDo you need a 7-second TikTok summary?
- realo 4mo agoI would guess you are in Sales ...