[jb1991]

> It's one week away from work. It can still be done. You weren't going to be taking care of any other responsibilities during your normal 9-5 hours

I think you didn't read the parents carefully. The comment being replied to is not about 9-5 hours, it's about "locking yourself into a hotel for week", and if you have kids, this is not exactly a healthy thing to do in the face of other responsibilities. That's the point being made here, and you are changing the goal posts.

[soulofmischief]

I'm not moving goalposts. The commenter tried to assert that only someone without "any other responsibilities" gets to spend a week learning something. It doesn't have to be in a hotel room. It doesn't have to be a week. It can be two, three, four weeks. Those are all implementation details.

The negative sentiment itself is what I addressed. Everyone fortunate enough to have internet access, a computer and a functional brain/body can make time, if they really want to, to learn new things that benefit their long term goals.

[jb1991]

> The commenter tried to assert that only someone without "any other responsibilities" gets to spend a week learning something.

That's what I mean -- you didn't read the parents carefully. The commenter (me) made that reply to this:

> Carmack did it an a week by locking himself in an hotel room

Everyone can and should spend time learning, but the little point being made was that locking yourself in a hotel room is not something most people can do due to responsibilities. Somehow you changed this into your more general statement "spending a week learning something."

[soulofmischief]

Because the hotel is an implementation detail.

[jb1991]

Spoken like someone without common life responsibilities.

[soulofmischief]

Spoken like someone who casts judgement and makes assumptions before considering that different people have different priorities.

It's downright silly to claim that I have no life responsibilities because I prioritize setting aside time for self-growth and encourage others to do the same.

Open your mind a little bit and ponder why you feel compelled to have such a negative and dismissive attitude about this.

[jb1991]

You are getting this reaction from people because of the judgmental tone you took in your original comment:

> If you can't take a single week off of work during an entire year in order to advance your career, then you're satisfied with your current one.

It’s a pretentious remark, saturated in lofty assumptions about people, and you could learn from these reactions.

Edit: I just noticed your username, “soul of mischief“, and now it makes sense to me. Are you trolling?