Re:Facebook use linked to depressive symptoms
by theorique on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @12:40PM
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My issue is that so many people are doing stupid things (in my mind), and making a ton of money from VC funding.
Why does that have anything to do with you, or, more specifically, any impact on your own subjective sense of well-being?
Re:Facebook use linked to depressive symptoms
by beachstartup on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @01:55PM
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there's plenty of terrible shit going on in this world to be annoyed about. i don't think dot com bros making money off the internet is really anywhere near the top of my list.
My issue with something like HN isn't that other people are making money, are smarter or doing cool projects. My issue is that so many people are doing stupid things (in my mind), and making a ton of money from VC funding.
Someone who can create and make a living of product or service that's useful to others is wonderful. If you can't get by without funding and you don't seem to have a viable business plan, that's really infuriating. I don't think it's okay to just burn other people money until a business plan materialises. We wouldn't have Twitter, Facebook and a ton of other companies, I understand that, but I'm also okay with it.