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> Is this your only job? No. I have a full-time job changing the world.

dude, you do frontend development for a social network. how self-aggrandizing can you be. just say you work for a social network ffs.

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Where'd you read that? I should update it. That's not my current job.

I'm working on building a tool to help scientists share their insights.

oh, i went on your website and thought ideapod was your full-time job. sorry. well, that could be a legitimate changing the world thing, your wording just read as arrogant to me. eating humble pie now

No worries! I didn't want to link to it directly, trying to compartmentalize. :D

That seemed like some pretty obvious exaggerated humor/sarcasm to me, given the rest of the site.

If it wasn't then I agree, it comes on a little strong.

His public info shows he works with Nautilus Magazine.

See recent articles on reproductive health, biological evolution, deep-sea physics, and cognitive science.

http://nautil.us/

Whaaaa Where does it say that?

Claire Cameron, my old flatmate, does! Nautilus is amazing!

Social Networks changed the world. Building one, even a small part can be rewarding. Maybe not everyone in the same position will feel the same way, but you should definitively not criticize him if he does.

Good for you, I also believe I'm changing the world, and I'm not here building rockets or anything like that.

I mean, by that broad definition, everyone is changing the world, it goes along with being a sentient being that exists in the world.

Although I can't tell if his "changing the world" comment was tongue-in-cheek or not, the tech industry does have a problem with self-importance... or at least, that's the broad perception of the industry, to the point that it gets parodied in media (see: HBO's Silicon Valley).

i just feel that saying "i'm changing the world" is a bit of an arrogant thing to say about yourself. but i was wrong about what he did for a living.

This is the lamest, most annoying cliche about the startup industry. Everyone building a picture sharing app that people will mostly use for dick pics is "changing the world".

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