Comment by habinero
23 days ago
> Fraud happens in the margins of society it rarely ever happens at a macro level, and if it does happen at a macro level the trend doesn't last long and will mostly die within a year at most
Ahahahahahaha. Oh man. I think you have some reallll hard lessons in front of you about the nature of industries that have lots and lots of money being thrown at them.
I have been a part of this industry for 10+ years at this point, at companies you have heard of. There is a lot -- I mean a lot -- of people who will do and say anything if they think it'll get them something.
Yes, that includes people who have pedigrees. Yes, that includes people with all the traits you mention. It's the nature of being in an industry where money gets thrown around in buckets.
You don't have to be a cynic about people, you don't have to be paranoid, it doesn't have to poison your outlook on life. I work with lots of smart great folk and I don't walk around eying my coworkers suspiciously. You do need to be street smart.
If the start and end of your critical thinking is "well this person said so"? That's not critical thinking, the polite word for that is starchasing. If you don't or can't develop the technical chops to evaluate claims for yourself, you'll never get out of that trap.
I’m talking about actual public fraudulent lies. These are weeded out quickly. Think flat earth.
> I have been a part of this industry for 10+ years at this point, at companies you have heard of.
I’ve been at it longer. And at companies where you use the products everyday.
> I mean a lot -- of people who will do and say anything if they think it'll get them something.
You’re not that bright are you? Of course they will. I’m talking about public fraud. Like the flat earth movement. These things don’t last long. I’m not talking about human nature and people predilection for lying.
Your brain is somehow fixated into thinking your some 10 year veteran (oooooh your so great) who’s seen it all and you’re talking to a greenhorn when really you’re just not smart enough to understand what’s being said. Bro wake up. You missed the point and went off on a tangent.
> You do need to be street smart.
This is next level. Let me spell it out for you: you’re not street smart. You’re not smart. You don’t look at things critically you don’t self examine your own judgements. You just approach everything with a sort of cocky confidence and you get shit wrong. Constantly. You “clocked” me in completely wrong, your comments all over HN are wildly and factually off base.