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0 pointsmghackerlady2mo ago0 comments

1)I need things, unless you want a naked homeless woman without a laptop to apply to your startup

2)Great, still have no job experience or degree

3)I sell everything and show up to the valley naked. I'm suddenly homeless looking for a job in a place where I have no connections, no degree, and no laptop to actually apply for a job or do remote gigs

4)AI startups number 1-4 are doomed to fail, 5 and 6 expect me to work 12 hour days with little pay and no benefits, and 7-9 won't hire me without a degree or nepotism

5)In the extremely unlikely chance I get hired given the circumstances described, I'll be laid off when the company goes belly up or the shareholders demand a new yacht

GeE i WOnDer whY PeoPlE DoN'T dO tHis

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appplication2mo ago

> expect me to work 12 hour days with little pay and no benefits

This is not how it should be, but sometimes when you have no other opportunities this is what you need to do to open doors.

Capitalism is vicious and not participating because you (rightfully) find it demeaning is your prerogative, but it is also poor local optimization.

I joined the military and walked with PTSD not because I’m a patriot but because I needed to pay for college. I got out and took an internship well below the poverty line. I turned that into an entry level job, climbed the ladder to build a cushion. Started several side businesses trying to improve my lot. One was successful enough now I can live a comfortable life.

The world sucks but you’ll be eaten alive if you wait for it to become fair. Some obstacles are stepping stones.

mghackerladyOP2mo ago

I don't disagree, it's just that in the context of the parent it isn't worth it

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