This guy is 25 and all "woe-is-me" about this incredibly productive life he's lived so far? Jeez. I'm not taking away from the difficulties of living with a felony record in the United States; the system is rigged against people with a record.
But he's not exactly the right person to garner sympathy when he's made hundreds of thousands of dollars and has nothing but a fruitful career ahead of him despite his criminal record.
And make no mistake, sympathy is what he wants for publicly posting this ridiculous article.
Also, stop acting like you're smarter than everyone else. Humility is a virtue in this industry. Those skills you have today might be completely useless in 5-10 years, you always have to be innovating yourself if you want to have a long successful career in tech.
I've got coworkers who have confided in me that they are felons: usually DUI / reckless driving of some sort but yeah, that sort of crap stays with you for life.
So I can understand how hard it is to find a job once you get a criminal record, even something "minor", but there's a lot more to life than that.
Failing to get a college degree because "I'm a bad fit for the current education system" is a weak-ass excuse. Anybody can get a degree if they work at it. I know dumbasses who work their ass off in college to pass tests. No, it isn't always easy, but work and practice to get that piece of paper really does make a difference.
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I do think that we as a country can do better to "forgive" those with a criminal record, or otherwise stereotype them less. But being unable to complete a degree (despite having the money and resources to actually go to college) with a weaksauce excuse is... kind of bad.
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This guy is 25 and all "woe-is-me" about this incredibly productive life he's lived so far? Jeez. I'm not taking away from the difficulties of living with a felony record in the United States; the system is rigged against people with a record.
But he's not exactly the right person to garner sympathy when he's made hundreds of thousands of dollars and has nothing but a fruitful career ahead of him despite his criminal record.
And make no mistake, sympathy is what he wants for publicly posting this ridiculous article.
Also, stop acting like you're smarter than everyone else. Humility is a virtue in this industry. Those skills you have today might be completely useless in 5-10 years, you always have to be innovating yourself if you want to have a long successful career in tech.
I've got coworkers who have confided in me that they are felons: usually DUI / reckless driving of some sort but yeah, that sort of crap stays with you for life.
So I can understand how hard it is to find a job once you get a criminal record, even something "minor", but there's a lot more to life than that.
Failing to get a college degree because "I'm a bad fit for the current education system" is a weak-ass excuse. Anybody can get a degree if they work at it. I know dumbasses who work their ass off in college to pass tests. No, it isn't always easy, but work and practice to get that piece of paper really does make a difference.
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I do think that we as a country can do better to "forgive" those with a criminal record, or otherwise stereotype them less. But being unable to complete a degree (despite having the money and resources to actually go to college) with a weaksauce excuse is... kind of bad.
Frankly the author comes off like a total dick to me. Obnoxious and self-aggrandizing. Not someone I'd want to work with, felony or no.