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Re:My second year without a job by hn_throwaway_99 on Saturday December 07, 2024 @12:06PM (#42351061)
I point it out because he's leaving out a very important part of his story. He's come to the end of 2024 with no money left and no stable income, yet he talks about continuing on more of the same in 2025, so he's got to have some other significant support from somewhere, and that's critical to his story. In my mind the better analogy is fitness influencers that go into detail about their diet and exercise regimen, and then conveniently leave out their weekly testosterone shots.

I don't judge him at all for being privileged or what he's done. I judge him for leaving out what I think is the most important part of the story: how he could go on this journey and come to a point where he's got no money left but he isn't freaking out about being homeless or getting food.

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Re:My second year without a job by MPSFounder on Saturday December 07, 2024 @02:14PM (#42352060)
I agree with your sentiment. I am at loss how he plans to pay his rent and food given 60$ to his account. The income he mentioned does not cover one month's rent. This is a stark difference between privilege and lack-thereof. The blog post is nonsense given he does not address any of his fixes, while leads me to believe he has family or spousal support (for otherwise, they would not be picking up new hobbies. I was once broke, and I recall being panicked and working gigs to pay my rent. The fact he is doing none of these leads me to agree with your observations).
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Re:My second year without a job by ornornor on Saturday December 07, 2024 @09:58PM (#42354706)
I see a difference. Influencers try and sell you whatever they’re peddling and they’re manipulative because they hide part of the truth to make you think it’s easy.

This guy isn’t doing that, he’s writing some kind of report on doing his own thing. He’s not trying to sell you on it or anything.

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Re:My second year without a job by darkwater on Sunday December 08, 2024 @03:22AM (#42355811)
Software entrepreneur + blog post + HN frontpage: call me cynic but there is always self-promotion in that combination.
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