[odyssey7]

I've seen very promising people lose their dreams to depression. Often times, I think back to one profoundly talented programmer who I met in Miami years ago, who is no longer with us. (When I met her and saw what she was working on, I was intimidated to see what a high schooler these days could do, and to be honest I breathed a sigh of relief when I found out she was an outlier.) What a tragedy, and what a loss that was for her community. In other cases, I've seen passionate, curious people fail out of school or work and never recover personally or professionally from it.

[ganzuul]

Chances are there was nothing wrong with her. When you have the ability to see from miles away the odds stacked against you, sticking around takes a bit of insanity.

[ganzuul]

This comment went from +3 votes to -4. How depressing.