It doesn't make me mad in the slightest, I just think the guy sounds like an idiot and I find it funny to point this out.
Feel free to do the same to me if you wish.
Edit: On a more serious point i think its actually potentially damaging. Burnout should be recognised as a real problem in industries such as tech. And I don't believe the way to cure burnout is to immediately start jumping into things like:
"About 2 weeks ago I decided to make this a business. I formed an LLC, got an EIN, got Insurance, and built a website.
I started running google ads and I’ve had some good success in the short two weeks I’ve been doing this on weekends."
"So far I have sunk every penny I’ve made back into the business. I have bought a bunch of equipment."
"I’ll be taking on some short term gigs. If you want a decently competent React/C# developer to go through your backlog and fix some old bugs that no one else wants to tackle, well that’s my favorite type of work.
You can hire me for an hour, two hours, 60 hours, etc."
Of course this is just my opinion but i believe he should take some time to really have downtime and reflect, rather than immediately sinking all of his time / energy into a new venture... which once the honeymoon phase ends, hello burnout
Agreed, I don't think the snark is needed. Particularly on HN. Everyone is different, everyone expresses themselves in different ways. I just figured he was sick of the tech 'industry'. On the occasions I've burned out I've still tinkered with stuff, I just couldn't face the work I was meant to be doing anymore.
Feel free to do the same to me if you wish.
Edit: On a more serious point i think its actually potentially damaging. Burnout should be recognised as a real problem in industries such as tech. And I don't believe the way to cure burnout is to immediately start jumping into things like:
"About 2 weeks ago I decided to make this a business. I formed an LLC, got an EIN, got Insurance, and built a website.
I started running google ads and I’ve had some good success in the short two weeks I’ve been doing this on weekends."
"So far I have sunk every penny I’ve made back into the business. I have bought a bunch of equipment."
"I’ll be taking on some short term gigs. If you want a decently competent React/C# developer to go through your backlog and fix some old bugs that no one else wants to tackle, well that’s my favorite type of work.
You can hire me for an hour, two hours, 60 hours, etc."
Of course this is just my opinion but i believe he should take some time to really have downtime and reflect, rather than immediately sinking all of his time / energy into a new venture... which once the honeymoon phase ends, hello burnout