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Seems these kids are going into sedentary lifestyle pretty soon and taking on stress early on in their lives. I would imagine that there would be some negative

by gshakir 11y ago

Seems these kids are going into sedentary lifestyle pretty soon and taking on stress early on in their lives. I would imagine that there would be some negative effects due to that. But some kids might be just right for it.

Bostonian 11y ago
Lots of teenagers are under stress in high school to get into the "right" college. Knowing of paths to interesting and well-paying jobs that don't require college, much less an Ivy League college, should reduce stress. That said, I do wonder what the success rate of the youngster is. Would I let my son go to a hacker house (or whatever you want to call it) instead of college?
- amyjess 11y ago
  Honestly, what would really reduce stress is being told "a state school is fine too". Encouraging kids to grow up early and jump right into careers and leadership positions just sounds like a recipe for burnout. Some people can thrive in that kind of lifestyle, but others will just crack after a few years. I wonder how many of them will still be working in tech at 35. (My uncle was kinda like that... got into the industry at an early age, was a big name on the Internet in the early 90s -- he was even listed in some of those old "Internet directories" and owned [our last name].com for the rest of his life -- and then he burned out, quit the tech industry, and became a cab driver... he ultimately became an alcoholic and died in his fifties)
- freyr 11y ago
  While many teenagers feel stress to get into the right college, these teenagers will probably be under tremendous pressure to develop a successful app. If the tech economy contracts or Silicon Valley's fetishization of youth subsides, being an unknown programmer without a degree might not be the best position.
josephpmay 11y ago
You should follow some of these guys on Periscope. You'll see that their lives are very non-sedentary :) Sure they spend most of their weekdays coding, but it would be no different if they were in high school or college.
- seiji 11y ago
  > You should follow some of these guys on Periscope. What does that even mean? Watch them work? Watch their wacky bro antics after work? Watch them work while bro'ing down?
- jacksonfall 11y ago
  I'm @Jackson :)

by gshakir 11y ago

Bostonian 11y ago

Lots of teenagers are under stress in high school to get into the "right" college. Knowing of paths to interesting and well-paying jobs that don't require college, much less an Ivy League college, should reduce stress. That said, I do wonder what the success rate of the youngster is. Would I let my son go to a hacker house (or whatever you want to call it) instead of college?

amyjess 11y ago
Honestly, what would really reduce stress is being told "a state school is fine too". Encouraging kids to grow up early and jump right into careers and leadership positions just sounds like a recipe for burnout. Some people can thrive in that kind of lifestyle, but others will just crack after a few years. I wonder how many of them will still be working in tech at 35. (My uncle was kinda like that... got into the industry at an early age, was a big name on the Internet in the early 90s -- he was even listed in some of those old "Internet directories" and owned [our last name].com for the rest of his life -- and then he burned out, quit the tech industry, and became a cab driver... he ultimately became an alcoholic and died in his fifties)
freyr 11y ago
While many teenagers feel stress to get into the right college, these teenagers will probably be under tremendous pressure to develop a successful app. If the tech economy contracts or Silicon Valley's fetishization of youth subsides, being an unknown programmer without a degree might not be the best position.

josephpmay 11y ago

You should follow some of these guys on Periscope. You'll see that their lives are very non-sedentary :) Sure they spend most of their weekdays coding, but it would be no different if they were in high school or college.

seiji 11y ago
> You should follow some of these guys on Periscope. What does that even mean? Watch them work? Watch their wacky bro antics after work? Watch them work while bro'ing down?
jacksonfall 11y ago
I'm @Jackson :)