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New comment by mygooch in "Willingness to look stupid"

mygooch — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:12:59 +0000

People in their 20s care way too much about reputation and ego - as did I when I was in my 20s. So much that it's paralyzing. It will prevent them from saying or doing the things they really need to say and do.

New comment by mygooch in "Personal Computer by Perplexity"

mygooch — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 02:00:39 +0000

Impersonal Confuser is what it really is

New comment by mygooch in "Personal Computer by Perplexity"

mygooch — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 01:59:53 +0000

The rich kids used to want to be rockstars, now they all want to be entrepreneurs.

Back when work was work and we had festivals.

New comment by mygooch in "Personal Computer by Perplexity"

mygooch — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 01:53:51 +0000

It's what grads do after school - create an AI startup.

If you went to the right school, you can be a Series A company with nothing more than an OPENAI_API_KEY. Most of the young and inexperienced founders mentally retire at this point and start their family planning.

There were a few cities like "Austin", but now I guess it's just SF and NY again (I'm in SF).

The students get what they paid for.

The school gets their metrics.

The VCs get returns, from the increased revenue their portfolios just paid for by investing in their kid's startup.

And the wheel in the sky keeps on turnin!

New comment by mygooch in "Personal Computer by Perplexity"

mygooch — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 01:26:29 +0000

“Personal Computer”

“The Browser Company”

What’s next “Car, by Ford”

Brand-wise it’s like those cheap dishes at Ross that have the word of what it’s for, like a tea cup that just says “Sip” or a jar with the word “Tea”.

I hate it!

AI brands should cut to the chase, something edgy like “Villain” or “Blackbox”