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Most 16-year-olds don't have servers in their rooms (varun.ch)

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[–] Alexstarfire 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sometimes you think you're clever, then you read an article like this to remind you that you really aren't.

[–] bfg9k 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah I finish configuring a new game server or something and feel good about it, meanwhile this 16-year-old has his own self-built websites and started when he was 13

[–] netwren 3 points 1 year ago

He doesn't talk about his resources, his influences, what makes him choose to spend his free time on these projects, and you're forgetting your experiences that are taking up the rest of your time that would've been spent on this that round you out as a person.

These techno savants are great but if you've ever worked with one on a team you realize they traded a lot of things to get that absolute proficiency.

I like to think about Good Will Hunting when feeling insecure about how "dumb" I am for living a regular life.