marvinat0rz
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I haven't been doing What I was expected to since 18. So I've enjoyed starting a company, so to speak, and bringing it to profitability. The enjoyment is seeing the idea work and profitable. Profitability is half of the importance for me.
Then you get tsla which just completely annihilate these numbers. Making the profitability now seems like a moot point.
I guess in this circumstances ppl go for bigger ideas like Elon did. But I think the next stage is beyond my circle of competence when I look up and see the type of ppl in it. I guess, I reached my own "more money than brains" level.
I think my own conclusion, in those circumstances, would be very similar. In fact, I don't think I could be bothered to "even" (massive sarcasm quotes) go to the step of starting and running my own company. Well, who knows. Maybe inspiration will hit someday. I could certainly see being in a place where I would be expected to, given life circumstances and opportunities. But if the natural drive isn't there, and the idea itself doesn't seem like it would lead to a happier existence, why bother?
Peter's Principle, if we want to use that analogy, is only a problem if one is forced to work at whatever level's above what one excels at. That always happens when promoted in business or in the military, but is completely optional if the work is self-directed.
But I don't really think Peter's Principle is an accurate model, it's more an example of the "everything goes to [ouch, censored]" syndrome. Why do your favorite bands always start sucking after a few years? It's because they have changed, and any change is likely to move them away from what attracted you to them in the first place. Ditto for promotions, or moving into a different realm of career/business/entrepeneurship. Stuff like this should come from the heart, from an inner drive. Following the inner drive is the healthy choice, and probably the one that leads to the best outcome.
That was a big off-topic digression, but I like going philosophical on days like these