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I guess Welcome the Real World, is the best response I can give. So sorry that the real world is so non-idealistic and disappointing to you, and that your wonderful skills and knowledge aren't being prized and utilized.

In other words, you're experiencing the reality shock _everybody_ experiences when engaging with, and learning about, the corporate world.

It seems you'd be happier in Academia, a research institute, or perhaps creating something on your own.

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It's not the Real World, it's just a certain part of it. Not a small part, but not all of it either. There are a lot of places that offer a chance to do far more satisfying work.

(BTW I'm not sure I'd recommend academe for someone with his mindset. The politics are perhaps even worse and the monetary gains much lower. A startup - even though far from the Disneyland some HN posts paint it as - could be a good place for someone like that)

You're right. That youthful energy and talent are likely to be utilized best in a purely creative start-up. That was the idea with the creating something on his own suggestion.

Fine, but even then he does a wonderful and passionate job articulating that 'universal' reality shock.

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