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She made a video response: http://youtu.be/Qeyt2Mw4sK4 http://youtu.be/Qeyt2Mw4sK4

by webo 13y ago

michaelwww 13y ago
Over 8 minutes long! I stopped watching when she talked about feeling alone in her personal struggle. Some young people really don't have a clue. She's among the worlds royalty, "The Princess and the Pea," and doesn't realize it. She's pretty clueless to not even acknowledge that people all around her are dealing with much more serious personal struggles. That would be the polite thing to do and might mitigate some of the cringe factor. Wow, talk about a life of luxury of time, youth, health and choice, that many can only dream about. She's pretty too. I'd trade lives with her in a New York minute. I'm sure she'll be fine.
- woofyman 13y ago
  Spot on.
- burntsushi 13y ago
  > I stopped watching when she talked about feeling alone in her personal struggle. Some young people really don't have a clue. I've never understood this weird form of condescension. So because there are many people in the world facing extremely serious personal struggles, we're not allowed to discuss our own, less serious personal struggles without being accused of marginalizing everyone else? What, is "feeling alone" somehow not a valid emotional response unless you're impoverished? And really, WTF does youth have to do with this? I see people in all walks of life talking about their personal struggles.
  - michaelwww 13y ago
    I feel you're misunderstanding what I'm saying. Some of my small problems become ludicrously important to me. We all do that from time to time. I don't broadcast these struggles to the world because I know they are ludicrous. I have a modicum of self-awareness. It seems to me she hasn't developed that sensitivity towards others yet. I have no hard feelings towards her. She represents the best and brightest and I wish her well on her journey of self-discovery. I referenced youth in two senses. First, young people have the luxury of time, and two, this lack of self-awareness is more prevalent in younger people. I think I see what happened here. Her family and friends are astonished that she left Google so she wants to explain herself. It's unfortunate she broadcast it to the world, because she opened herself up to critique by people who don't get the context.
    - Daniel_Newby 13y ago
      > It seems to me she hasn't developed that sensitivity towards others yet. This is a personal journal. She did not corner you at a party and harangue you for 20 minutes.
      - michaelwww 13y ago
        No, someone posted it on Hacker News with the title "Why I Left Google," which drew me in. She broadcast it to the world where it reached me and piqued my interest. She could have made it a facebook posting for friends and family only. She probably knew what she was doing and is enjoying the attention. A lot of people would. I'm allowed to make my observations. I also don't have you trapped in a corner reading them. Edit: All I'm saying is that if she had acknowledged her first world problems and made a little joke about them it would have been more attractive. That's it.
woofyman 13y ago
Wow, could she be more self absorbed and annoying ?
- drcross 13y ago
  It's so banal and dull. The White Knightism in this thread also makes me want to vomit.
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She made a video response: http://youtu.be/Qeyt2Mw4sK4 http://youtu.be/Qeyt2Mw4sK4

by webo 13y ago

She made a video response: http://youtu.be/Qeyt2Mw4sK4 http://youtu.be/Qeyt2Mw4sK4

Over 8 minutes long! I stopped watching when she talked about feeling alone in her personal struggle. Some young people really don't have a clue. She's among the worlds royalty, "The Princess and the Pea," and doesn't realize it. She's pretty clueless to not even acknowledge that people all around her are dealing with much more serious personal struggles. That would be the polite thing to do and might mitigate some of the cringe factor. Wow, talk about a life of luxury of time, youth, health and choice, that many can only dream about. She's pretty too. I'd trade lives with her in a New York minute. I'm sure she'll be fine.

woofyman 13y ago
Spot on.
burntsushi 13y ago
> I stopped watching when she talked about feeling alone in her personal struggle. Some young people really don't have a clue. I've never understood this weird form of condescension. So because there are many people in the world facing extremely serious personal struggles, we're not allowed to discuss our own, less serious personal struggles without being accused of marginalizing everyone else? What, is "feeling alone" somehow not a valid emotional response unless you're impoverished? And really, WTF does youth have to do with this? I see people in all walks of life talking about their personal struggles.
- michaelwww 13y ago
  I feel you're misunderstanding what I'm saying. Some of my small problems become ludicrously important to me. We all do that from time to time. I don't broadcast these struggles to the world because I know they are ludicrous. I have a modicum of self-awareness. It seems to me she hasn't developed that sensitivity towards others yet. I have no hard feelings towards her. She represents the best and brightest and I wish her well on her journey of self-discovery. I referenced youth in two senses. First, young people have the luxury of time, and two, this lack of self-awareness is more prevalent in younger people. I think I see what happened here. Her family and friends are astonished that she left Google so she wants to explain herself. It's unfortunate she broadcast it to the world, because she opened herself up to critique by people who don't get the context.
  - Daniel_Newby 13y ago
    > It seems to me she hasn't developed that sensitivity towards others yet. This is a personal journal. She did not corner you at a party and harangue you for 20 minutes.
    - michaelwww 13y ago
      No, someone posted it on Hacker News with the title "Why I Left Google," which drew me in. She broadcast it to the world where it reached me and piqued my interest. She could have made it a facebook posting for friends and family only. She probably knew what she was doing and is enjoying the attention. A lot of people would. I'm allowed to make my observations. I also don't have you trapped in a corner reading them. Edit: All I'm saying is that if she had acknowledged her first world problems and made a little joke about them it would have been more attractive. That's it.

woofyman 13y ago

Wow, could she be more self absorbed and annoying ?

drcross 13y ago
It's so banal and dull. The White Knightism in this thread also makes me want to vomit.
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