Readit NewsThe median reader of Hacker News is in a privileged position to be thinking about these things. In an ideal world, we'd all find fulfillment in our work. But for 90%+ of the world, a job is just a way to put food on the table for your family. Mark Manson is "living his dream job" and "still hates about 30% of it". That's just life. [1]
So, here are some questions to ask:
1. What are your values?
2. Related: What is important about work for you? Is it the compensation? Working for a mission you believe in? Solving challenging problems? Being in an environment where you can learn every day?
3. Do you need to find meaning in your work? Or can you create meaning in other areas of your life?
Once you figure out the misalignment here you either:
a) make peace with what you truly value and want from a job, rather than what you assume you're meant to want or
b) correct the misalignment by finding a new position that reflects your values.
Many of Aristotle's "writings" were just student-created notes of his teachings.
Meditations, from Marcus Aurelius, is a collection of notes to himself on how to best govern as emperor.
I got my MS CS from Stanford and this is completely false. I did my BS CS at Georgetown, and even between the two there was a huge difference being at Stanford. The course material pushed me way harder, there were more resources (e.g. robots), a much wider selection of electives, and more consistently brilliant peers. I never felt behind at Georgetown; I certainly had those moments at Stanford, even though I did very well there in the end.
> I got my MS CS from Stanford and this is completely false. I did my BS CS at Georgetown, and even between the two there was a huge difference being at Stanford.
Stanford is probably the best-known school in the world for Computer Science. Georgetown (while a great school) is known for its international relations. So I'm not surprised that Stanford had more CS electives, resources, etc.
But the fair comparison here is a school like UC Berkeley, University of Illinois, or [insert flagship state university here]. Is the quality of education really that different vs. Stanford? Or is the Stanford name brand on the resume the differentiator?
Also, a masters program should be harder and more competitive than an undergrad program!
> and more consistently brilliant peers
Exactly. At Stanford, your "consistently more brilliant peers" will be in positions of power down the road. They'll be hiring managers at Google and Apple in <5 years.
https://twitter.com/ApeDurden/status/1590912098871435265
Now how did this place end up managing billions of dollars and SBF the darling of politicians?
The picture is starting to come into focus. SBF used customer funds to become one of the top political donors. He donated $40M and was planning up to $1B. His parents are Stanford Professors who are well connected in the political world.
Caroline, Alameda's CEO, also said "My advice for college is that classes don't matter that much and friends and networking are really important. Probably the most valuable thing you can do in college is find the coolest people you can and spend lots of time hanging out with them". Apparently so.
Her dad is the Department Head of Economics at MIT. Prior to getting appointed to the SEC, Gary Gensler was a Professor for the Practice of Global Economics & Management at MIT.
The CEO of GoldmanSachs met with SBF to help FTX get regulatory approval.
From a congressman yesterday, "Gary Gensler runs to the media while reports to my office allege he was helping SBF and FTX work on legal loopholes to obtain a regulatory monopoly. We're looking into this." https://twitter.com/RepTomEmmer/status/1590717374801809409
Senators are still going forward with an SBF-backed bill https://www.theblock.co/post/185746/senators-moving-forward-...
It looks like Enron or Theranos 2.0. The kids of the elite were being elevated into positions way outside their ability and supported at high levels with no scrutiny. The fallout from this is going to be astronomical.
This is mainstream advice if you're at an Ivy, Stanford, etc. You're learning the same material as the people who go to a state university. The advantage is the proximity to power, the people you rub elbows with who can help your career down the line.
This is the entire premise of elite business schools – nobody is dropping $100k/year for the content that you can get on YouTube for free.
I don't believe Google has the pricing power to demand a cut of payments (yet), but they need to offer this to keep up with Apple.