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Comment by kelvin0 | Hacker News Reader

Glad to see this piece posted on HN. I realize now when I first came to HN I felt somewhat 'ashamed' that I was not working towards being the 'next unicorn'. It took some time for me to realize that there are many more avenues that suit me and ultimately will be more fulfilling.

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> when I first came to HN I felt somewhat 'ashamed' that I was not working towards being the 'next unicorn'

HN was created as an interactive advertisement for YC (and startups in general), and it's important to understand that before getting sucked in.

this bias is something that has been creeping up more and more; if another unbiased forum for hackers-entrepreneurs does emerge I'd love to hear from it. I'm finding myself back on slashdot often these days, which has less of these ("unicorn x" for "<insert ill-defined market that will mushroom here>) story-press releases. Or polemic-y time wasting topics that have nothing to do with hacking.

I find it best to enjoy HN for the technical content and ignore the rather absurd cult-like startup worship.

Just wanted to say that you're not alone in this. I program and read about tech things because they interest me and have useful applications, but I've never truly felt the drive to make myself into the next Gates, Jobs, Zuckerberg, etc. It's very easy to get the impression around here that that's the only worthwhile goal.

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