Who consistently writes good, unbiased, early to mid career advice?
I know @sehurlburt and @patio11 do this, but there must be people I'm missing?
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When I say unbiased, I don't mean that they have no biases. All humans have biases. I mean that they don't write from a position of bias, unlike (for example) VCs who tell students that all the smartest kids go work for startups, startups are the best way to make money, etc.
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you mean you want evenly distributed biases, instead of whatever the top links on hn are writing about
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I mean people who don't financially benefit from the advice they give.
@patio11 works at Stripe and (probably) has Stripe options, but he's candid about how well FB/Google/Netflix pay. He also explains how to negotiate better, which doesn't boost the value of his options. - 2 more replies
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There is definitely a huge "sell the kids a dream so we can keep getting cheap labor" bent from the VC crowd. You'd think these guys lived in a van down by the river with all the motivational platitudes they spout out.
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It’s deeply immoral to tell people to quit their jobs or quit school. And there is only a certain class of person, unfortunately, who can drop everything and start a company. Bad advice, particularly when we need diverse founders more than ever.
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"disinterested" is the term I think you're after
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"Unopportunistic" might be the word
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They say that? Last startup I worked for took 3 months to get hired, I didn’t write any code. I fixed a leaky sink in the bathroom, bought an entire pallet of bottled water with my own money, fixed a handle on the towel dispenser, etc. I left after a month and a half.
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I'll add my own 2 cents: "Top 5 Surprises When Starting Out as a Software Developer" https://henrikwarne.com/2012/08/22/top-5-surprises-when-starting-out-as-a-software-developer/ … "Working as a Software Developer" https://henrikwarne.com/2012/12/12/working-as-a-software-developer/ … "Programmer Career Planning" https://henrikwarne.com/2017/03/12/programmer-career-planning/ … "What Do Programmers Want?" https://henrikwarne.com/2013/03/26/what-do-programmers-want/ …
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