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ikirisyesterday at 10:02 PM1 replyview on HN

Ahh yes, classic HN: "People only succeed/work hard if their only other option is death"


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saimiamyesterday at 11:54 PM

My wife and I are starting to test this theory. We are putting our kid in an expensive school, then starting a business to support our lifestyle. If we fail, our kid’ll have to go to a cheaper school and we’d have lost a few years of school fees. If we succeed, yay.

By the time, our are faced with the choice, our kid will be embedded in school so ripping them out of it is going to be a tough choice.

So, yeah, we’re essentially burning our boats and fighting to survive.

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