> I'm so tired of seeing truly extraordinary people forced to do
menial labour to survive
This * 10.
The teacher/mentor part of me relishes seeing success for others.
Meeting many talented, creative and hard working people in my life had
been a privilege. But I do feel a sense of injustice and awful
waste. To see people who could change the world and solve real
problems settle for less, that hurts. When graduation time comes
around I sometimes feel a dark sense of helplessness, and maybe
something of a hypocrite/imposter because the one thing I cannot teach
or offer is opportunity.
> and starting a company in the hopes of getting lucky isn't all that
much better.
Maybe not, but I encourage all of them to give it a shot once in life.
At least failure is yours to own and not feeling thwarted by some
manager prick whose decision to obstruct your dream was just a way to
get by for one more day in a firm they couldn't care less for.
This * 10.
The teacher/mentor part of me relishes seeing success for others. Meeting many talented, creative and hard working people in my life had been a privilege. But I do feel a sense of injustice and awful waste. To see people who could change the world and solve real problems settle for less, that hurts. When graduation time comes around I sometimes feel a dark sense of helplessness, and maybe something of a hypocrite/imposter because the one thing I cannot teach or offer is opportunity.
> and starting a company in the hopes of getting lucky isn't all that much better.
Maybe not, but I encourage all of them to give it a shot once in life. At least failure is yours to own and not feeling thwarted by some manager prick whose decision to obstruct your dream was just a way to get by for one more day in a firm they couldn't care less for.