AstulzerRZD Adventure Thread

[68style]

Originally Posted by Badhobz

i havent used it in like 2 months. i dont even know why the fuck i treat it like its predecessor, its not like its gonna break. Its got 9000kms on it in almost 3 years while the hitlerbox is already at 7000kms and thats only 7 months old.

I'll take that next time I'm in town... would be even more fun to explain that license plate to people than the Hitlerbox one

[Gerbs]

me too, stretch it's legs

Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS

Edit: Also, opening a business isn't necessarily about making money. Obviously, that's the goal for any side quest hustle, but it's also about the experiences you'll gain while running this business. I obviously didn't become rich running my business, but I wouldn't trade that experience for anything. Hell, I should have taken that 20K gamble into penny stocks (scam) into running another business, that would have been way more worthwhile LOL.

Is it really a business if you didn't make money

[Badhobz]

Originally Posted by 68style

I'll take that next time I'm in town... would be even more fun to explain that license plate to people than the Hitlerbox one

Pssshh you’d probably get pulled over. 30 year old looking white guy driving a bright blue ratrolla with a “Moochi” plate looks highly sus.

[bcrdukes]

68style - I will be sure to ask our mutual friend to out out a BOLO for white guy driving blue LC500.

[RabidRat]

Originally Posted by AstulzerRZD

I really feel like we haven't found the right words about optimizing our experiences and lifestyle. I feel like I come across contrived/superficial when I describe how things happened but most of it was really just bringing a good vibe and be someone people wanna introduce to their friends.

Eh. I don't think it's you.

I think people who are well along in their lives, are going to have found fulfillment in their own way. It's a long road. And they're likely surrounded by many others who've more or less taken that same road. They're going to be really certain that that's the only possible road. So for you to come in with radically different ideas, they're going to be a little (maybe a lot) rattled and maybe even a kind of defensive.

I think the general wisdom is that of course you shouldn't feel compelled to push yourself past a point that it's detrimental to your wellbeing and health, short and long term. And of course it's healthy and necessary to retain a solid base of relationships that are anchored in genuine care and trust.

I think it's just that what you're describing of your goals, and how you're allocating your efforts socially, probably pushes way past most people's personal capacity. But you're you and you know yourself. You alone can know what you really have capacity for. If you're having fun (sounds like yes), you're feeling fulfilled (sounds like yes), the requisite stress isn't teetering against the limits of what you and your support network can handle (you seem fine?), and you're sufficiently hedged against the worst possible outcomes (sounds like yes?), then honestly why not.

[BIC_BAWS]

Originally Posted by Gerbs

Is it really a business if you didn't make money

You can call yourself an "entrepreneur" and make lifestyle content to be a "content creator"

[RabidRat]

Originally Posted by Traum

I don't think it's about min-maxing every aspect of your life. IMO it has more to do with having the curiosity, interest, drive, and energy (and funding, of course) to seek out different experiences to see what you enjoy more -- including success.

Many of these qualities seem to be far more readily available in our prime -- when life haven't burdened us with too many responsibilities yet. When we are burdened with too many responsibilities, regardless of whether we got into them willingly or not, we start losing the drive to keep going and trying.

With a day job, mortgage, house chores, family reponsibilities -- including being the support person to my aging parents and inlaws, when my duties for the day are finally done at 11pm or 12am, pretty much the only thing I want to do is to chill or go to bed. There just isn't any gas left in the tank anymore, so to speak, to make the conscious effort to min-max anything.

I realize I am already speaking from a position of relative privilege, since I already have a roof above my head, food on the table, have the time to take on some of those aforementioned responsibilities, and even the luxury to enjoy a hobby or two every now and then. But I sure wish I'd have more time for myself to pursue what I want to do.

How do I thank you twice? I feel like you dug your hand into my brain and pulled the words out of my mouth. The kids, the house, my in-laws, my parents... I'm so fking beat lol. Seems like the only success metric now is survival. I wish I had gotten off my ass even more in my earlier years, so I could do more while I still could.

[AstulzerRZD]

Originally Posted by Gerbs

me too, stretch it's legs



Is it really a business if you didn't make money

losses just mean we're paying tuition to learn something

[68style]

That's a nice way to not take responsibility for fucking up lol

[Gerbs]

I love losing money

[AstulzerRZD]

this is really exhausting

- i'm trying to stay afloat a work while the product has gone from 1 version to 3; competitors shipping really dope stuff has accelerated our timeline

- i'm applying for jobs and networking to get referrals to Figma/Notion/Pinterest, etc - jobs I feel with S tier product teams I can really learn from

- Interviewing with DataDog/Bloomberg for AI roles I'm a good fit for but not terribly excited about

- judged the Cornell AI hackathon & participating in the A16z one this weekend

- Shipped an application to YCombinator with a referral, need to finish up the Proof of Concept and demo

I think I have a bit of a roadmap of where my career could go, excited to take y'all up on some calls for feedback and mentorship. A little lost with where this could all go but have some ideas.

I am struggling to take care of myself and my relationship while all this is going on; in a better place with the partner now that we've established a care routine where we give each other spa days at home.

[68style]

You could join the DOGE team and fuck them up from within?

[AstulzerRZD]

oh man..... i think at this rate, the fact that employers are continuing to recruit is amazing to begin with.

we could defs be out of a job if more chaos happens