Neither of these are true for me although $CURRENT_CITY is a big improvement over $HOMETOWN. Still, the most common advice I’ve gotten since college is “take it easy”, “don’t take on more than you have to”, “I think you’re aiming higher than you can reach”, and “that was lucky”.
(A) In my HOMETOWN, ambition & self-driven work that may not always look conventional ARE generally appreciated/celebrated (B) In my CURRENT CITY, ambition & self-driven work that may not always look conventional ARE generally appreciated/celebrated
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Fight ferociously for your life, knowing that at various points you will probably look to “prove them right.” Risk-tolerance is a stupidly well-rewarded trait right now, though possibly highly contingent on courage
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boy, do I have some stories for A. sent you a dm about it
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Dm me too yo
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This looks exactly like I would expect.
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The second option is probably mostly people mired in grad school in the middle of nowhere.
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It's hard to say about my hometown - it was in my neighborhood, but the majority of the town's population is heavily religious and probably less pro-unconventionality.
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Calabasas and Bend. An interesting contrast in demographics and goals, and yet encouragement is in abundance.
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Depends on how broadly you want to scope “conventional”. Lots of nonconventional stuff across the US is pretty conventional around Silicon Valley — and vice versa, unfortunately
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