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I don't think the buddy who wrote the article is manic depressive... Definitely a long shot. He just seems like the stereotypical ADD teenager/college freshman
by paxtonab 13y ago
I don't think the buddy who wrote the article is manic depressive... Definitely a long shot. He just seems like the stereotypical ADD teenager/college freshman who has no guidance. I feel like his experience is very similar to my early working years, especially when you are working on a project by yourself, with no one to benchmark yourself against.
That being said the article comes off as way too much of a "Look at all teh knowledges I have" humble brag, with not enough "I severely screwed over my friends (even if I was working for free) because after 2 years I still haven't delivered..." In the real world this situation results in unemployment not a self-congratulatory pat on the back.
- encoderer 13y agoHe didn't screw over his friends. I'm sure he feels like he did. But he didn't. Unless he was actively lying to them along the way. Which is plausible but certainly not something I would assume about somebody. He's in school. He's done the best he could with a hard problem. He shouldn't be hard on himself and IMO you shouldn't either.
- paxtonab 13y agoYeah I was more than a little harsh, and that was definitely uncalled for. He has taught himself an impressive amount and the third time's a charm...