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>>zdw+(OP)
I agree with essentially everything in the article — and I'm not a marginalized type (white male, actually).

• Avoid the "cult-like" trappings.

• Avoid "genius worship" and call bullshit on the "reality distortion field".

• Get a life (that is, a life outside of work – build stuff in your garage, hike, play in a band, paint, whatever).

• Stay healthy. You're valuable to the corporation, they will allow for you to take exercise breaks, go home when you're exhausted, use your vacation time.

It probably isn't exclusive to the tech industry — I suspect the same is true on Wall Street. Perhaps it is the Temple of Modern Corporate Culture that we should shun.

And good advice is still good advice for the non-marginalized.

>>JKCalh+ud
>• Get a life (that is, a life outside of work – build stuff in your garage, hike, play in a band, paint, whatever).

I notice a trend in being demeaning towards people not wanting to do anything besides computing/tech. Why is that acceptable? Is my life worse because I don't do "hiking" or some other stuff? I like spending my free time coding, and I hate hearing I should do "something better with my life".

>>thiht+pH
"Build something in your garage" could be tech related. But it's important to do things other than work.

>>mcv+KK
The image of the tech titan that got started in their garage was the standard thing not that long ago. I actually can't remember the last time I saw it. Now it seems like it's "get in the ground floor on someone else's world-changing startup."

Is this just my limited perspective or has the narrative really shifted?