throwaway9278

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   by throwaway9278 4y ago

   Billions of people use facebook to connect with their friends. Billions use google to find information they need. Hundreds of millions use Amazon to get affordable stuff quickly. 10s of millions of people use Dropbox to store and sync their
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   by throwaway9278 5y ago

   There is huge variation in ability. I was valedictorian. That might be achievable through work. Fair enough. But that's nothing compared to what top-tier minds can do. I also had a childhood friend who tested 4 standard deviations out
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   by throwaway9278 5y ago

   No. We do know this. We know cognitive ability varies between people. It's obvious to everyone who's competed with others in mental competitions, and it's born out by a century of psychological research. You can't just t
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   by throwaway9278 5y ago

   Are you so sure you're not yourself trapped in an irrational thinking loop? Global warming is not a civilization-ending threat. Even nuclear war is not a civilization-ending threat, outside a few places in the Northern hemisphere. I co
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   by throwaway9278 5y ago

   You probably won't make 200k right out of undergrad in bigtech these days. But you will within 2-3 years. Most of my acquaintances in bigtech make 220-260K by age 25 doing run-of-the-mill stuff. This does not require elite level skill