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Being “gifted”, only makes you wish you weren’t sometimes (i.imgur.com)
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[–] 93 points 3 years ago (2 children)

The guilt that "you could have done more with your life", despite being a successful engineer with a happy family.

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  • [–] 52 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    "Gurtaj is a principle software engineer at Google you know! You used to be the same grade in school. What happened?"

    "Dad, I'm running a multimillion dollar startup right now"

    "Tsk tsk"

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  • [–] 29 points 3 years ago

    "with all that million dollar you still can't be a doctor, did you know your nephew could play violins blindfolded while performing a surgery when he was still 3 years old. What a disappointment"

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago

    Meanwhile,

    "Osrs is running a multimilion dollar startup you know! You used to be the same grade at school. What happened?"

    "Dad, I'm a principle software engineer at Google right now!"

    "Tsk tsk"

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