there is something gained working shit jobs, barely scraping by, partying all the time like nothing matters and you have nothing to lose
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and I do remember being that kid feeling there's this whole crazy world out there that everyone was Experiencing that I was missing out on
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but at the same time it's not something you want to recommend to anyone, like, oh yea fuck your whole life up and if you manage to hit...
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...rock bottom and then make it out again and also not die you'll have a ton of great stories and give no fucks
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like you'll never have any regrets about missing out but that doesn't mean it's advisable
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there is probably a common model for general hardship here. "it made me who I am and I draw on it constantly but wouldn't wish it on anyone"
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also easy to romanticize in hindsight as I am doing now but you don't get to narrativize an exciting backstory if it fucks you up for good
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still, hard not to look at those who always lived normal, stressing over trivialities, doing what they're supposed to, and not feel powerful
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sometimes I feel self-conscious about fact that I am a decade behind where I could be on computers/math but in all I wouldn't change a thing
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I probably got started younger than you did but you're probably still ahead of where I am
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I messed around with C a bit when I was 12-13 but basically started programming january before last
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You're awesome, survivor bias or not :)
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