Re:On Depression and Founders
by okareaman on Thursday June 17, 2021 @09:44PM
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It wasn't all for naught, but success is not going to completely fill the hole inside. Lesson? It's simple, don't work all the time and neglect your family. I cringe everytime I hear Musk talking about working 100 hours a week. He has kids by previous marriages afaik, but it sounds to me like he's not much more than a sperm donor. He's a terrible role model for fathers. I worked probably 70 to 80 hours a week for 9 years. My son has a lot of complaints about me not being there and he's right. The only thing I can say to him is that I'm here now.
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I've found lots of founders either become 1) big time family people, or 2) small grocery store operators, or 3) heavily radicalized leftists.
One of these is not like the others.
It sounds a bit like you personally reached high status, then discovered that status is hollow. Was that a big part of it?
Do you think you would have been as disappointed if you had ignored your goals and settled for a more “normal” life?
>personally reached high status
when 'high status' is the benchmark, there's going to be an element of let-down & disgust with one's self on arriving.
i'm seeing less and less smart people think in terms of status.