Hear me out…
Two years back I joined X because I was tired….
Tired of jobs being posted on LinkedIn and within 1 hour of that, 100s of people had already applied. Everyone on LinkedIn was fake, trying to show how they were well-rounded and highly skilled. I barely made any REAL connections there.
Tired of tech influencers on Instagram saying, “COMMENT HI AND I WILL SEND YOU THIS IN YOUR DM,” just to increase their reach. I kept following them, commenting on their reels, getting the material in my DMs, and never really looking at it.
Then there was the cold email era where you send out 1000s of cold emails to recruiters, startup founders, and people in tech to either get a job or get some assistance for your startup. But let’s be honest, out of those 1000 emails, only 10–15 people (max) would reply.
But then there was X, where everyone is just being themselves. Even the most skilled people in your domain feel reachable here. Yes, there are a lot of shitposters, but there are also people who are really, really working hard and building something.
Hence, @shrav_10 and I are creating an X Chat for everyone interested in STARTUPS or TECH, where there will be only REAL tech talk.
We all can post important resources, job openings, and literally even collaborate and discuss startup ideas.
If you’re willing to actually GROW and NETWORK with the right kind of people here on X, then comment/quote/repost anything on this post and I’ll add you to the group chat.
Like I said, the right guidance and network can change your life forever!
I’ll go scriptural penultimately. But let me start with saying that this is just insecurity manifesting itself. A car has only one function - to take you from point A to point B.
While some cars are luxurious and show class, and people respect you for it, you can’t rely on a car for confidence. Why are you desperate to announce your appearance? Why are we obsessed with appearing valuable than actually creating values?
If you can get a car, do get one so your mobility is made easy. It is not to impress strangers. Car is for convenience. I don’t mind not having a car. If we had a good train and bus system, a car would be grossly unnecessary. So many cars on the road is a reflection of a bad transportation network.
Having said that, if you put your validation in other people’s hands, you’ll keep going back to them for it. What happens the day your car breaks down? You won’t go out again because you can’t impress strangers? This also happens on social media. You post a picture and you’re desperate for validation - did they comment on my picture? Did they like my picture? Are they fawning over me? Is my ass right? Are my breasts puffed? Are they feeling the boy? That is why when you don’t get the compliments you’re looking for, you fall into depression. Same thing happening with the car, you want to park in front and wind down in traffic so everyone can know you own the car. Do you actually do anything for your own satisfaction? If people don’t validate you, can you experience bliss?
That is why Jesus told the woman at the well in John 4, that if you drink from this water, you’ll thirst again. If you keep posting pictures for validation, you’ll thirst again for people’s validation. If you drive car only for others to validate, you’ll thirst again for their validation. Inner peace and satisfaction is not loud. There is a vacuum in life only God can fill. Stop putting your validation in other people’s hand.
Love, Peace, and Spaghetti 🍷