Bluffing was important to the extent that I had to convince the listener that I understood the topics being discussed when I did not.
In general, I would discourage bluffing in a business like SE Daily. I'm on display for 250 minutes per week. It would be very easy to get caught in a lie.
If you work in technology and are lucky enough to find yourself in a position where you can actually start a company you are on permanent vacation compared to most of the world.
This is Jeff from SE Daily. Thank you so much for these comments.
I did try to address the downsides as best I could and I think they are even better addressed in the follow-up with Preethi.
Most of the downsides of leaving your job are not instability because for most people in tech, that instability can be stabilized with stuff like debt, contract work, living in super cheap housing etc.
The main reason people do not go out on their own is either:
-lack of recognizing there are alternatives to the corporate meatgrinder
-laziness and addiction to video games, drugs, or other consumptive behaviors
-shame/defeatist/nihilist attitude
The epidemic scale of all three of these in tech industry is pretty disgusting--all the more reason to jump ship.