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Alina
@alinaferry
Founder mode or not, why is it always the assumption that everyone’s greatest aspiration should be to become a founder? When I was growing up, anyone who wasn’t trying to quit their stable job to become an entrepreneur was frowned upon. When I started working in film, the dominant idea was that every director/producer should dream of being independent and having their own production company. Now everyone needs to be a founder. Why? Very few are actually cut out for this. I’m just a little tired of this narrative being pushed on us that you’re either a visionary one-person show or a total loser. There are so many exciting options below the founder lever that never get the credit/respect they deserve. People get stuck in this “feeling of underperformance” loops when they shouldn’t be.
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Just Build
@justbuild
Its just cope, that and founder hustle porn makes people think its this aspirational thing to be and do. Reality is that most of it sucks and doomed to failure. A lot like the influencer/podcaster trends before it. Top 1% sees unimaginable success, low barrier to entry sends hundreds of thousands into the trend. Industries pop up catering to them, making it seem viable based on all of the promises made via marketing and advertising. No different from any synthetic dream fed to masses. Sad, but true.
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Alina
@alinaferry
I think I’ve developed intolerance to hustle porn bc of my industry Seeing the same trends in tech is quite disappointing to say the least. Also, valid regarding the low barrier of entry - I’m not a proponent of gatekeeping but when the barrie is too low, the subsequent issues are inevitable
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Just Build
@justbuild
Yeah, the perceived risk/reward is so high, esp when fed this non stop stream of bullshit from podcasters, tik tokers, and the like. The culture itself blames you for failing and not grinding enough, when the reality is the rate of failure is insanely high. That all being said, I can understand the desire to go your own way. Esp with the shifting state of play in work today.
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Alina
@alinaferry
I totally understand why certain people pick this path but I’m baffled by everyone else being shamed for not choosing it
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