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points by jwpapi 3 days ago | 0 comments

I hope you don’t get that wrong, but maybe your best option is to see it positive. The top comment on a first page post on HN, gives you some publicity. Potentially more than if that would’ve not have happened.

You can also use this and create explanation video on it on Youtube, post on X, Bluesky and other in-detail stuff that only you and very little people are in the position to do.

I’m sure some are interested, and this could lead to a hire, too.

I know it’s always easy to say and I probably have less adversity faced as most people, but I really try to see them as energy enablers. Of the almost infinite options you have in life there is a big chunk of realities that are better than your current ones an adverse event can trigger emotions and therefore energy and push one to do things one wouldn’t have done in comfort.

Thanks for your work!

[–] neuwirth 3 days ago

I appreciate your positive energy here a lot. And I agree; all things can be dichotomies. This is how our entire team reacted to the news: it is good news and bad news both.

[–] bendews 3 days ago

I agree with this. I often dedicate my life for months on end to prove novel and potentially valuable ideas just in the hope that one of the largest companies in the world can rip it off so I have the prestigious opportunity to make a youtube video about it. I can't believe that everyone doesn't do this.

[–] jwpapi 3 days ago

Well I’m not saying to justify that, you can also start an activist movement to fight that, but I would rather move in the worlds that I can affect than in the one where I complain with no impact.

[–] neuwirth 3 days ago

Guess I'm making a video about the system! My younger self would be proud about this... any tips?

[–] jwpapi 3 days ago

I’ve only done a bunch of "thinking" videos. Nothing special, so might not be the best advice giver, but I’ll share what I learnt.

Don’t try to achieve any goal with it, except doing it. When doing it you’ll eventually get better in making videos.

The first video takes way longer than you think it takes, but the second probably takes half the time and it will be tremendously faster over time.

Try to reduce the friction on recording. My first training video on my app took me almost a full day to set up and plan with teleprompter and everything. After a couple of time I could do 3 in a row.

Making videos is still not "my thing" that I enjoy most about, but I’m still happy that I did it, if that’s what I need to I’ll do it. Right now coding has more leverage for me.

A technical write-up or a blog is an alternative. Or even reaching out to Labs. You could reach out to OpenAi/Anthropic/Mistral or your 'poison' of choice, or companies that do something similar. But this is now on your CV.

[–] geraneum 3 days ago

I guess if you’re “motivated enough”, you can [try to] put a positive spin on almost anything.

[–] jwpapi 3 days ago

That improved my wellbeing

[–] geraneum 3 days ago

Sure like any other method akin to burying your head in the sand, this could be “helpful”.