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"Instead of working at a low intensity for forty years, you work as hard as you possibly can for four." Or, 90% of the time, you run out of money at the end of
by al2o3cr 12y ago
"Instead of working at a low intensity for forty years, you work as hard as you possibly can for four."
Or, 90% of the time, you run out of money at the end of year four and get to keep doing this nonsense in four-year chunks until you die at your desk.
- idlewords 12y agoExactly. The cited essay is advice from a casino operator to spend all your time playing the slots, so you can cash out and enjoy your life on easy street. It's great advice if you can follow it.
- GuiA 12y agoWell maybe all those other suckers are playing the slots just with their dumb luck, but the operator has a totally infallible system that got him where he is - and you too can use the system to make it to the top!
- gaius 12y agoQuite. NEVER take career advice from a VC, he will gladly sacrifice your health, relationships, long term career prospects and anything else he can get his hands on, for his own interests. Which sounds harsh but it is how it is.
- designservice 12y agoThis
- anonbanker 12y agoHi. Can someone with downvoting privileges apply the appropriate moderation to the above comment? "This" is the best example of a useless comment, and is nothing more than another version of "AOL!" From the jargon file [1] And then downvote this reply as well? I got karma to burn. Thanks in advance. 1. http://www.retrologic.com/jargon/A/AOL-.html http://www.retrologic.com/jargon/A/AOL-.html
- sogen 12y ago"They never pay the slaves enough so they can get free, just enough so they can stay alive and come back to work" [1] Charles Bukowski's letter "People simply empty out" [1] http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/10/people-simply-empty-out.html http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/10/people-simply-empty-out...