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I wrote it, and was actually surprised it popped up on Hacker News. What I was trying to articulate is that treating an operation as an entrepreneur, or in this
by alexjmann 17y ago
I wrote it, and was actually surprised it popped up on Hacker News. What I was trying to articulate is that treating an operation as an entrepreneur, or in this case a startup, is a method of individualizing the business process.
Business has many 'rules' attached to it, many which aren't necessary to personal or financial success. Entrepreneurs can avoid these rules, and that process can become addicting.
Sorry it wasn't clear, and thanks for the comment.
- AmericanOP 17y agosounds more like adaptation to me.
- dstorrs 17y ago"Addiction" is a term with a very specific medical (psychological) definition: broadly, a compulsive behavior that negatively impacts your life. I don't see where you have addressed a link between entrepreneurship and compulsion, or negative life impact. Can you elaborate.
- alexjmann 17y agoIt was meant to be interpretive. And, the implications of 'addiction' in this case weren't necessarily negative. Generally, I find the entrepreneurial process addictive in the sense that it fills an emotional need (neither good or bad) that more structured areas of business leave empty. Palahniuk removes layers from his characters to make this point. I think entrepreneurship accomplishes something similar with business.