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Re:Letter to young people by Carlos Slim by butterfi on Monday March 15, 2010 @02:51PM (#1193738)
I'm a little taken aback by your criticism. Did we even read the same letter? What part of (and I paraphrase) "stay busy, keep a balanced home/professional life, live with positive attributes and avoid the bad ones" did you have a problem with? Granted the other stuff on the page was off-topic, but Carlo's letter itself seemed like excellent advice to me.
Re:Letter to young people by Carlos Slim by neilk on Monday March 15, 2010 @03:19PM (#1193814)
Yeah, I know. He was really brave to go against the people who say you should burn out before you're 40, and live consumed with guilt, regret, and envy.
Re:Letter to young people by Carlos Slim by butterfi on Tuesday March 16, 2010 @12:03PM (#1195980)
Pretty funny considering this is a site centered around start-ups and their culture. It's easy to be flippant, but I know too many people who have done just exactly that -- burned out before 40, and regretful about their choices. Talk with any 30 year old game developers lately?