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my whole issue with the “let young people in SF make mistakes” thing isn’t that mistakes are bad - in fact, i think a certain amount is better than not trying at all - but in SF/tech, we allow it to go too far. we let demeaning (cringe) or outright morally wrong things slide because we’re viewing 18-25yo as kids.
they’re adults.
when i was 18yo i was working medical evacuation missions with a Blackhawk unit. getting one simple thing wrong could mean life or death for another person. i was treated as an adult and had the expectations to execute as an adult, and it made me better.
@darrenmarble a friend of mine was planning on killing himself because his depression was so intense. the only reason he’s alive is because he took mushrooms and they were the only thing that ever gave him some relief from his depression