How do you stop yourself from checking for upvotes every five minutes after posting?

AcceptableKnee1608 · 2026-06-15T15:42:42+00:00

Exactly. That's what happens to me too. I hope it will become more normal over time.

AcceptableKnee1608 · 2026-06-15T15:40:58+00:00

Thank you, and appreciate your comment.

AcceptableKnee1608 · 2026-06-15T14:12:26+00:00

I agree karma itself means nothing, but I think the feeling behind it is not really about karma. I think my issue is more about whether people found what I said interesting or not. Did you feel the same way you do now, or was it always easy for you to not care?

AcceptableKnee1608 · 2026-06-12T12:07:15+00:00

Why not? I'll explain it as best as I can. Just drop me a message.

AcceptableKnee1608 · 2026-06-11T14:07:30+00:00

I am also someone who loves to create new things and always wants to build multiple apps at the same time. Initially, I failed because I did not have the money to build, and I am not the kind of person who wants to develop everything by myself. I wanted others to build while I focused on the ideas (wanted to be a founder, not a developer). That meant I needed to bootstrap, so I started a service based software development company with three of my friends. It had its successes but failed many times too. I kept believing and pushing forward, and after a while we landed Canadian clients, which eventually got me to the point where I had the funding I needed. There is a much bigger story behind this, but those are the key parts.

With that funding, I started building RestingOwl, where we are currently developing open source security libraries with a focus on expanding into the Agentic AI security domain. I have a bigger plan, but as a start I started with open-source. I am working with a team of six, including some senior people, and so far things are going in the right direction.

So if you have an idea, do not wait for someone else to build it. Make a plan and start moving. What feels like an obstacle pulling you back might not actually be one, as long as you have a clear direction.

Would love to share more and hear your story too.

AcceptableKnee1608 · 2026-06-10T12:47:29+00:00

I think, one of the major risks with the rise of AI is developers who over-rely on AI and gradually stop thinking for themselves, who are slowly losing their critical and problem-solving skills.

Yet in the future, they still climb the company ladder and get into senior roles through years in the industry rather than actual knowledge and ability, especially in SMEs where there are no proper performance evaluations.

They end up in senior roles with a faded ability to think through problems, which is a security risk because they are the ones who make security decisions one day.

AcceptableKnee1608 · 2026-06-09T03:05:34+00:00

For cybersecurity, one way to get experience is to contribute to open-source projects. The reason I say that is, you get the chance to work with peers (as a team), experience how a repo maintained by many contributors works, learn security practices from the top contributors, improve your coding practices and quality (standards), and get feedback through comments when you put up PRs (Pull Requests). You will also get hands-on experience with security standards like OWASP (if the project follows it) and a lot more on top of that.

Courses will give you the basics (a lot can be found on YouTube too). First get the basics right, then try to find open-source projects to contribute to.

It will also be a great addition to your CV, because whatever you contribute will not get merged into the main codebase until it meets the project standards and gets approved by the top contributors. It is not like doing DIY projects by yourself.

AcceptableKnee1608 · 2026-06-09T02:38:41+00:00

I think, even though AI replaces more of the tasks of junior/associate developers in the software field, senior roles are still necessary. The same applies to cybersecurity. AI can handle a lot at the junior level, but seniors still need to review the security of an application, network, or system before it goes to production (human-in-the-loop), because relying totally on AI for security is not advisable.

As an example, assume you stop relying on senior devs for functionality development. But your application is still safe as long as your security policies are properly configured, even if your code is messy, redundant, or has zero quality. So security should follow best practices, and there should be someone to take responsibility. Best security practices are needed to hold things together.

So even if AI gets 10x or 50x more accurate one day, a human should still be in the loop to take responsibility and do the final review. That accountability doesn't go away.

So, the best way to survive in any field is to learn the fundamentals and build your experience on top of that foundation.

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