A Dark Room: From Sabbatical Year to $800k

Re:A Dark Room: From Sabbatical Year to $800k by matt_wulfeck on Tuesday December 26, 2017 @04:53PM (#16011274)

> So here I am with a disgusting $140,000 in total compensation. A sea of cubicals, souless sheep that want nothing more than to do their time and go home.

We need to learn the art and skill of finding joy in any circumstance. This detached, negative view of your coworkers does nothing but signal your inability or unwillingness to become something apart from your selfish, personal desires.

This entire generation is lost at sea. Can’t you see that your happiness is dependent on none other than yourself?

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Re:A Dark Room: From Sabbatical Year to $800k by l33tbro on Tuesday December 26, 2017 @05:32PM (#16011467)

Did you read the entire thing?

> The people I once called sheep, aren't that. They just didn't have the means to roll the dice.

Source: later in blog.

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Re:A Dark Room: From Sabbatical Year to $800k by pyro2927 on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @01:33AM (#16013276)

That's still an extremely opinionated viewpoint. Some people are happy to work a 9-to-5 gig because it affords them stability in exploring their other hobbies.

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Re:A Dark Room: From Sabbatical Year to $800k by gregorias on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @06:01AM (#16014079)

I agree with your sentiment and find the judgemental, derisive attitude that some entrepreneurial communities exhibit distressing. Going so far as to call 9-to-5 workers sheep is a display of arrogance and (perhaps) own insecurities. It would be better for us not to foster such attitudes.

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Re:A Dark Room: From Sabbatical Year to $800k by amirrajan on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @06:17AM (#16014128)

This has been a big regret of mine. I should never have preceived anyone in a 9 to 5 that way. And as mentioned above, there is nothing wrong with a 9 to 5 (dice or no dice). It’s a prefectly valid course of action to pursue the more important things in life.

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Re:A Dark Room: From Sabbatical Year to $800k by Riesling on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @02:45PM (#16017433)

> Can’t you see that your happiness is dependent on none other than yourself?

I agree with that but differ from your conclusion. I think it is our responsibility to keep looking until we find what makes us happy.

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Re:A Dark Room: From Sabbatical Year to $800k by tootie on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @10:49AM (#16015396)

I'd you'd have to back up that statement implying that this is somehow unique to this generation.

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