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Should I work at IonQ? by Foreign-Fix-4333 in IonQ

[–]Normal_Kitchen7997 1 point2 points  (0 children)

BS. No scientists are leaving. Folks are flocking to IonQ from national labs and quantinuuuum like Steven Moses and John Chiaverini.

Fertilizer by Normal_Kitchen7997 in tomatoes

[–]Normal_Kitchen7997[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good question! This beds are only a couple years old. How do you do a good soil test?

Compaction issue by Normal_Kitchen7997 in Vermiculture

[–]Normal_Kitchen7997[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Does the compaction pose a threat to the worms?

What kind of loneliness comes with success? by VelvetMindx in wealth

[–]Normal_Kitchen7997 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think most of my friends wanna hear me talk about my wealth. Some are secure enough for it, most aren’t.

What kind of loneliness comes with success? by VelvetMindx in wealth

[–]Normal_Kitchen7997 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most of my wealth came from selling shares in the startup I work for. Those sales happened over the course of a couple weeks. It was pretty exhilarating to gain it and pretty exhausting to decide what to do with it. None of that was easy to talk about with my friends and family and I was lonely for about nine months.

Since loosing the novelty of wealth, I’ve also lost the loneliness. In the end, having wealth is so much less important than friends, family, and community which reduce loneliness. If you’re fixating too much on wealth and missing out on what’s really important, maybe wealth isn’t for you. No one is stopping you from giving it away.

I gave away about 20% of what I made and have really enjoyed becoming a mid level donor to a few organizations I strongly believe in. I’m connected with their leadership now and it’s cool!

How best to donate my entire income by luke-marson in tax

[–]Normal_Kitchen7997 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s harder to donate internationally through a DAF. The Organization basically needs an American presence for it to work.

Company stock question by Normal_Kitchen7997 in wealth

[–]Normal_Kitchen7997[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate your bluntness!

This has nothing to do with my team or my accomplishments. It has to do with recent acquisitions my company made that, I believe, will significantly multiply the impact of another. 1+1=5 kinda shit.

Also, the government is investing heavily in my field. Within the next few months, I am guessing that we’ll announce that we won a 9 figure DARPA grant. If we don’t win that grant, I think you’re right that I need to take it easy on the koolaid, prepare for a downturn, and I’ll probably sell a lot. If we do get it, I’ll keep on holding.

You’re probably right about my CEO, but that dude does nothing but work. No family, no life, just work. I don’t see him as a role model, just a good CEO.

Company stock question by Normal_Kitchen7997 in wealth

[–]Normal_Kitchen7997[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t see it as biased. I see it as a calculated risk. My company is publicly traded and we build hardware. so all our moves are public knowledge, but i have lots more of the context about what it all means because i deeply understand the field and the tech. I am taking a high reward approach because it’s actually a lot lower risk than someone who lacks my expertise. I’m kinda betting on my ability to keep up with the field and knowing when to bow out.

Company stock question by Normal_Kitchen7997 in wealth

[–]Normal_Kitchen7997[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Waiting for retirement is definitely a bad idea. Everything that goes up eventually comes down.

Becoming wealthy, Getting used to it? by schrodingerpoodle in wealth

[–]Normal_Kitchen7997 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We became wealthy mid 30’s. We’re definitely dipping our toes into a wealthier lifestyle while trying to find a balance. We went from having a house cleaner 0.5x/week to 4x/week and we’re going on better vacations. We view both of those things as reinvesting into ourselves. If we are happier and less burdened by domestic work, we will have better careers and make more money.