If 10000 more kids shoot for the moon they’ll build a lot of skills that the equivalent lifers won’t. He’s saying things like:
- Get good at tech
- Build projects that you want
- Get good grades and into the best university you can
I really hope my kid does that. I tried incredibly hard at projects I loved. That built me untold skills. Who cares if they start Google, or fail and get a job or get aquihired, they’ll be fine. They’ll know what their boss wants. They won’t just sit and bitch about parking. And at the back of their minds they might remember that this isn’t the only way to live so maybe they’ll be braver than they would otherwise.
Fine. I share similar goals and dreams with my kids (who are all grown adults now). But what's the point of dangling "start Google" as some sort of imaginary incentive for this, when the real incentives and benefits almost certainly come from elsewhere.
- Get good at tech - Build projects that you want - Get good grades and into the best university you can
I really hope my kid does that. I tried incredibly hard at projects I loved. That built me untold skills. Who cares if they start Google, or fail and get a job or get aquihired, they’ll be fine. They’ll know what their boss wants. They won’t just sit and bitch about parking. And at the back of their minds they might remember that this isn’t the only way to live so maybe they’ll be braver than they would otherwise.