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> I think it's disingenuous to just throw out "take that energy and try to build a company" as an alternative.

As someone who's just read your comment, I'd like to say: calm down, and re-read the parent comment with an open mind. It's dripping with life experience.

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One life's experience. Another 47 year-old would say, "Ray Croc started McDonalds in his fifties. You don't need a lot of mathematical thinking to start a company, you need people skills and judgment. But the focus required to fiddle with Brainfuck degrades rapidly as you age.

You can always build another skateboard ride-sharing site with photo uploads and Raspberry Pi integration later. Now might be your best shot at Brainfuck."

Because of their life experience, I wouldn't be so quick to reject either of these fellows' advice out of hand.

Precisely!

I feel like my ability to focus is better now than it was 20 years ago, but my motivation is lower.

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