Is anyone else concerned about living a short life?

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[–]ukromeo 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

How come you never ended up in that circle? Or maybe you did? Was Silicon Valley different when you were there?

[–]fschmidt 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I am basically a programmer, not a businessman, so I could never fully be part of that circle. But I did co-found a $1B business in Silicon Valley, so I was close to that circle. And yes, Silicon Valley was different when I was there. I would be generally culturally unacceptable there now. (And ironically enough, I am writing this from a hotel room on an extended business trip to Silicon Valley.)

[–]ukromeo 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I would be generally culturally unacceptable there now.

What about just faking it, and still work there? Isn't programming pretty much a "loner" profession anyway requiring only minimal social interaction?