• REallyN [she/her,they/them]
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    3 years ago

    to be fair...I imagine there isn't a huge level of satisfaction in getting a load of money selling some website.
    I don't really know the story of how twitch "was made"....but I imagine it seems a bit like a hollow accomplishment....mostly cause it is.

    • sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      "I remade youtube but with a chat feature"

      innovation capitalism

      that's why impostor syndrome is so common, it's because the shit you do is usually fucking mundane and anybody can be taught to do it, so when you actually do it you feel like you're not actually that special or important to the job, because you're literaly not

    • Mardoniush [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      Yeah, all these fucking tech failsons acting like they're actually Isembard Kingdom Brunel or Sergi Korolev or something.

      You made a fucking app. It's bad and you should feel bad.

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      3 years ago

      I imagine there isn’t a huge level of satisfaction in getting a load of money selling some website.

      The ennui of knowing that you achieved a PMC lifetime achievement award and enough money to live opulently for a thousand lifetimes at the tender age of 38.

      I definitely get the "Is this all there is?" vibe. But I can't imagine coming off that rollercoaster thinking less of myself when it just shat a billion dollars in my direction.