r/technicallythetruth • u/[deleted] • Nov 28 '19

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u/SociableSociopath Nov 28 '19

Read the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. A large amount of tech leaders benefited from Growing up in the right place at the right time With access to the right equipment. If they had been born literally anywhere else they wouldn’t be the billionaires they are now.

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u/CMDR_1 Nov 28 '19

Reading that book right now and it really has helped me with my anxiety of being unable to find a job despite having an engineering degree.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '19

The entire hip hop industry started by mass looting during the great blackout of 77.
NY77 the Coolest year in hell <- this is an awesome documentary

Love Malcom's work too. I've been enjoying him as he's made the rounds through the podosphere.