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  3. Every "founder mode" essay is a man realising he's difficult to work for and deciding to publish an 8,000 word manifesto about why that actually makes him a Very Special Boy

Every "founder mode" essay is a man realising he's difficult to work for and deciding to publish an 8,000 word manifesto about why that actually makes him a Very Special Boy

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  • daojoan@mastodon.socialD This user is from outside of this forum
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    Every "founder mode" essay is a man realising he's difficult to work for and deciding to publish an 8,000 word manifesto about why that actually makes him a Very Special Boy

    willyyam@mastodon.socialW thisven@metalhead.clubT evoscale@c.imE npars01@mstdn.socialN pattykimura@beige.partyP 8 Replies Last reply
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    • daojoan@mastodon.socialD daojoan@mastodon.social

      Every "founder mode" essay is a man realising he's difficult to work for and deciding to publish an 8,000 word manifesto about why that actually makes him a Very Special Boy

      willyyam@mastodon.socialW This user is from outside of this forum
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      @Daojoan That's probably why it's a "man"ifesto.

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      • daojoan@mastodon.socialD daojoan@mastodon.social

        Every "founder mode" essay is a man realising he's difficult to work for and deciding to publish an 8,000 word manifesto about why that actually makes him a Very Special Boy

        thisven@metalhead.clubT This user is from outside of this forum
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        @Daojoan I wouldn't write an essay on why someone should work for me, but I also wouldn't want to start a company. Commercial environments filled with people hungry for fame and money bore me. 😒

        From my experience in academic research, however, I know professors with whom collaboration is difficult. But most colleagues, staff, and students ultimately become yes-men. Even if they are exploited, harassed, or undermined. 😬

        I've learned the hard way that openness and transparency aren't always appreciated, even when you point out problems with unscientific approaches in a master's student's methodology and she replies, “But that’s just how I like to do it.” 🙄

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        • daojoan@mastodon.socialD daojoan@mastodon.social

          Every "founder mode" essay is a man realising he's difficult to work for and deciding to publish an 8,000 word manifesto about why that actually makes him a Very Special Boy

          evoscale@c.imE This user is from outside of this forum
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          @Daojoan Very Special Girly props, for those voting a nurturing woman #DemocraticSocialist into the US Presidency!

          #DumpTheDuopoly and re-stabilize Middle America!

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            @Daojoan Very Special Girly props, for those voting a nurturing woman #DemocraticSocialist into the US Presidency!

            #DumpTheDuopoly and re-stabilize Middle America!

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            @EvoScale @Daojoan

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            • daojoan@mastodon.socialD daojoan@mastodon.social

              Every "founder mode" essay is a man realising he's difficult to work for and deciding to publish an 8,000 word manifesto about why that actually makes him a Very Special Boy

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              @Daojoan

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                Google ex-CEO Eric Schmidt: Best programmers don't write code anymore, they... - The Times of India

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                The delusional degree of hubris it takes to believe that boundaries & consent are optional.
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                Ex-mistress of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt accuses tech titan of rape, creepy surveillance: court docs

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                I would like to see proof of these claims

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                  I would like to see proof of these claims

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                  • daojoan@mastodon.socialD daojoan@mastodon.social

                    Every "founder mode" essay is a man realising he's difficult to work for and deciding to publish an 8,000 word manifesto about why that actually makes him a Very Special Boy

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                    @Daojoan The completely unaware self-delusion of these immature allegedly adult bros is an embarassing public humiliation of epic proportions. They actually have poisoned their own koolaid.

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                    • daojoan@mastodon.socialD daojoan@mastodon.social

                      Every "founder mode" essay is a man realising he's difficult to work for and deciding to publish an 8,000 word manifesto about why that actually makes him a Very Special Boy

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                      @Daojoan

                      😂

                      all i need in my life is daojoan's quicktakes

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                      • daojoan@mastodon.socialD daojoan@mastodon.social

                        Every "founder mode" essay is a man realising he's difficult to work for and deciding to publish an 8,000 word manifesto about why that actually makes him a Very Special Boy

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                        @Daojoan Feels like a lot of “founder mode” takes are just rebranding poor management as vision. Being demanding isn’t the same as being effective—great leaders still need trust, clarity, and a team that actually wants to work with them.

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                        • daojoan@mastodon.socialD daojoan@mastodon.social

                          Every "founder mode" essay is a man realising he's difficult to work for and deciding to publish an 8,000 word manifesto about why that actually makes him a Very Special Boy

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                          @Daojoan

                          DIFFICULT?

                          As employees began to realize they are the bad guys?

                          I’m still stunned by the children inside Palantir asking if they are OK if Democrats and women are made worse soft because working men will have it better.

                          They don’t even recognize that the premise is a mendacious lie. No working people are better off under totalitarianism.

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