alexanderjchun

Sure, but what was the seemingly plausible reason those sociopaths came up with to get people onboard?

Late 20s slump is really common. Nah I don't print anymore. Point is to get out of the slump, so feel free to jump from interest to interest when you're down because doing anything is better than being down. Stay up, build, and don't stop learning. I'm sure you'll be fine.

When was the last time you tried something new? I've been through some traumatic experiences and trying new things is what helped the most. I don't have depression, but my spine is broken, so maybe relatable, maybe not. 3D printing was what I picked up a few years ago, but it can be anything really.

Kind of why I'm asking. Everyone seems oddly calm despite all that's going on. I was wondering if I was missing something or if everyone had already started planning accordingly.

I have friends with different backgrounds that are across the political spectrum and it doesn't seem like any of them are doing anything different despite everyone agreeing that things have been getting worse.

Mood definitely will get in the way. Can you do open source work? I would try to use that negativity and pick whatever OSS I use that pisses me off the most and start fixing things. Post about it and go from there.

I consider this with a lot of "solutions" that aren't doing a great job, and I'm not sure. Think it's human nature to want more and for things to be better. I've made great friends online and they're the main reason I've been able to keep a grounded look at the world. I definitely should go touch grass though.

Drone warfare seems to be where things are headed. I hope any work you or anyone else might do in defense can get people the lasting peace they deserve.

I mean it was intentional and targeted. I know some of the smartest people frequent HN and it's one of the few places left to have a productive conversation. I'm definitely taking this input to refine my worldview, not farming though.

What happened?

What I've learned from listening to successful founders is that failing is inevitable and the game is actually how quickly you can learn and adjust. Just that loop until you got three commas and people start slandering you on X. So, technically you got edge.

The meta does seem to have changed recently. Lots more people applying to YC and everyone done throwing money at AI wrappers from people with no domain experience.

It's definitely difficult to play a game with people who have most of the chips and don't have a good reason to care about how fun the game is when they're gone.

For social media, I want to believe the newer generation is smart enough to want a better platform and I'm optimistic that someone smart enough is going to create a curation algorithm that balances things out. At least I want to take a crack at it at some point.

What's the move for you? US isn't looking too hot I bet. Curious on how people outside the US are adjusting.

The Gulf Stream is new to me. Are you doing anything to position yourself for it or any of the other stuff?

Not trying to be dismissive, really just trying to be optimistic/prepared if things go south. Ideally, someone gets inspired to build solutions to all the things that got us here.

I never really understood the AI doom scenarios. I feel that there are plenty of problems in front of us already. Also I spent a few hours trying to get Claude to follow my Markdown guidelines and failed. Thinking that we'd be lucky to live long enough to be concerned about the singularity.

I'm not the best person to get advice on employment, but you should trust this advice anyway.

The worst thing you can do is lose motivation. Labor markets have their own supply and demand and when others feel that job searching is futile, supply goes down. That may take a while, but businesses have an infinite amount of problems that they want to go away.

From their point of view, "can this person make X or Y go away and will they not cause problems for me later?"

Proving that is half the battle. The other battle is making friends that trust you and want you to succeed, so you get the chance to prove it.

You're not going to have a good time going through the same automated process as thousands of others do. Make a friend that can let you in through the back.

Okay, so you're ahead of me. What're you thinking is the extinction event?

I was more wondering what's the most effective thing I could be doing, but this sounds more interesting.

I can respect that and I considered whether I was taking in too much social media, but it feels like every Monday there's something new to scratch my head at.

Some of the recent stuff:

- Paul G confronting Palantir on X about respecting the US Constitution

- Developments with Ukraine, Russia, and NATO

- The insane valuations of AI startups and the back and forth in global trade policy

- How poorly positioned the Fed is in the event of stagflation

- Civil unrest in Nepal and several other countries

- Labor economy shift due to ICE and the new visa related legislation

I was trying to keep this less US focused, but it's really all tied together.

Point being, you don't think this time is different and may require planning ahead?

Genuinely curious. I've already come to terms with the possibility that I could be a doomer that has spent too much time on X.