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this post was submitted on 16 Feb 2026
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Big brain tech dude got yet another clueless take over at HackerNews etc? Here's the place to vent. Orange site, VC foolishness, all welcome.
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saw a family member today for the first time in three years. they immediately told me "with your background bro you should just go work in AI and get super rich."
told them that the ai shit doesn't work and that everything involving LLMs is downright unethical. they respond
"i had a boss that gave me the best advice: you can either be right or you can be rich."
recently, i saw someone use the phrase "got my bag nihilism" and i feel it really captures the moment. i just don't understand how people can engage in this kind of behavior and even live with themselves, let alone ooze pride. it's repulsive.
(family member later outright admitted that his job is basically selling things to companies that they don't need.)
To be fair it is really, really mentally taxing to be a young person who cares. You're surrounded by a world that doesn't. Everything is constructed to reward you if you simply stop. The effort to care is immense and the rewards are meager. The impact you can have on the world is so, so limited by your wealth, and wealth comes so, so easy if you just stop caring.
But you can't. I mean, you can't. If you stopped you wouldn't be you anymore, it would destroy your soul. But it is gnawing. You could do the grift just for a bit. Save up $10k, maybe $20k. That's life-changing money. How much good would it do to your family? Maybe you can forget that there are other families, ones you can't see, that would be hurt. Well no. You can't. You are better than that. And for that you will suffer.