How do you reconcile your ability to use and understand complex technology like computers and the internet, but at the same time legitimately believe it is possible for some dumb hick to find some golden tablets that were literally made by God that only he could translate into English and which had to be hidden forever when he was done so that his claims could never be proven?
I just find it fascinating that an educated (or at least semi-educated) human being in 2017 can believe such nonsense. Your mind must be a massive battlefield riddled with the corpses of logic and reason.
A 70 year old person (read: a person who had 70 years to save for their retirement) depends on a government program that pays them a minimum wage while pretending to do part-time work?
This sounds like an incredible waste of government resources... Glad to hear that programs like this are being cut. If you can't save for your own retirement, then you have no right to leave the workforce or lean on government programs.
It's clear the comment you're responding to bothered you a lot because your thinly-veiled compliments do nothing but reveal your insecurities.
The guy you are responding to is correct - this is more a story of a lazy person taking advantage of a system than it is about "searching for passion".
Reading this, it looks like your app was a house of cards because that's exactly how you designed and built it. It was only when it started to hurt your productivity did you realize the mistake.
Honestly, who thought it would be a good idea to have a UI element that appears many times in a single page be responsible for fetching its own data?
This guy is a senior engineer but has never heard of higher-order components or the container pattern? Smells fishy...
An Indian Masters in CS probably means you have about the same skills set as an American 2nd year CS student. I would recommend getting some work experience for a few years, then you can start applying to those internships.
I've turned down many $100 million offers for my side project startup. I've even turned down a few billion dollar offers. I'm holding out for $100 billion for my side project startup. I'm a student entrepreneur.
Personally, I try to remain in the 120% range at all times and NEVER dip below 110%. In my experience, just settling at a 100% output level is a great way to get identified as a slacker. As a manager, I've cut many 100%s.
Does "entrepreneur" really just mean relentlessly pursuing riches?
Every person I've met that describes themselves as an entrepreneur is only interested in their own personal wealth, but they always seem to have some bizarre, self-serving narrative about "disrupting" their industry.
Aren't "student entrepreneurs" just young, greedy people who have decided they want to be rich, they just aren't exactly sure where they're gonna get the money yet?
Maybe I'm just old fashioned but I don't believe these mentalities should be encouraged. They are toxic.
The West Coast of the US is objectively the greatest area for human beings to live on the planet. As someone who lives here, I believe that everyone born here is (or should be) extremely thankful for it, and anyone who isn't born here will likely spend their entire lives figuring out how to get here. :)
People like you who throw the word "addict" around willy-nilly like that have no idea what addiction truly means.
You got sick once and now you march around proclaiming "I was an addict", despite the opinions of nearly every medical professional you've discussed it with?
Get over yourself, man. You aren't as important as you clearly think you are...
I don't mean to diminish your experience... but "pure unadulterated hell" is having a SO that loves you, a stable place to live, sleep, and eat, as well as a stable career?
If all of that is what "pure, unadulterated hell" looks like to you, I think your life really hasn't been as difficult and full of "hardships" as you would have people believe...
I think the thing that would help you most would be to stop feeling like a victim. That's what helped me! Best of luck to you.
I just find it fascinating that an educated (or at least semi-educated) human being in 2017 can believe such nonsense. Your mind must be a massive battlefield riddled with the corpses of logic and reason.
Thank you for your comment!