Oddbean

It sounds ridiculous to me now, but back in the day my dream job was to work for Apple. To me, this is where the world's top design talent worked and where I wanted to end up. Fast forward to today, I want nothing to do with Apple on a professional level. If the day came where I was offered to work there, I would decline. Working to promote bitcoin and free speech IS my dream job now. I am fortunate to have found something I am 100% dedicated to and can happily say I will spend the rest of my life on. Also, I passed up jobs at Uber, Amazon and some other unicorn startups. Had I taken any of them, I probably would not have ended up here. Could not have been happier with those decisions! Things worked themselves out.

Thank you for your service brotha. I hope to be in a similar position in bringing value to the Bitcoin community and innovative developments within the space myself someday. Slowly but surely getting there little by little.

Bro, I was born and raised in Silicon Valley. It used to be an innovative place oh like 40 years or so, but then got corrupted and over hyped by fake people and fake money. Every10 years a hoard of people come here and think being a cog at big tech is glorious and then their dreams are shattered because its not what its all chalked up to be. Every 10 years or so a hoard of people then move out of the bay area when the market crashes and layoffs en masse. Those who do make something? They buy a million dollar house, tear it down then spend 3 years remodeling it, move in for 3 years, then go bankrupt cuz and then move out within a decade. Irrational exuberance and hubris doesn't last. My 2 Sats : Ignore the status quo that keeps shitting on you, your crazy ideas and your dreams. Put these "top of trend followers" on Mute. That's what I do. It keeps me sane. Build your own business or project, and grind at it like there's no tomorrow. This is where its at, and where its always been. And then You will Win. STAY HUMBLE AND STACK SATS