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"The MUD I started when I was 14 ... I taught myself C and C++ and Java and UNIX networking for it ... eventually ... gave it up."

sounds more like a good learning experience than a failure.

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That applies to nearly all of my failures. :-)

And most likely not just yours. In fact, I'd say that success is merely the re-application of lessons learned during previous failures. And that success without preceding failures is very rare and should be right next to 'winning the lottery'.

Nah, it is just him.

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