Comment on Ask HN: How to move from dev role to management/team lead role?parentComments−duggan3yI hate this sort of logic. Sounds far too much like social darwinism.Sometimes things that are worth doing are hard.−miroljub3ySometimes things that are worth doing are hard.I said that in my comment already, if for you, it's not worth doing it, don't do it. The unwritten assumption is that you should do it if it's worth it to you, even if it's hard.−Firmwarrior3yyou'll never be a lead player, or be able to play in a college team, and you'll enter a NBA stadium only if you pay a ticketSounds like you're saying "If you aren't a prodigy from the start you're not going to amount to anything"FAANG middle managers don't grow on trees. It's way easier to get into that space than the NBA IMO
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I hate this sort of logic. Sounds far too much like social darwinism.
Sometimes things that are worth doing are hard.
I said that in my comment already, if for you, it's not worth doing it, don't do it. The unwritten assumption is that you should do it if it's worth it to you, even if it's hard.
Sounds like you're saying "If you aren't a prodigy from the start you're not going to amount to anything"
FAANG middle managers don't grow on trees. It's way easier to get into that space than the NBA IMO