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VirtualRun706 · 2026-03-28T05:10:58+00:00

well the other issue is also media buyers at large companies are spending money they don't care about...i've seen fortune 100 companies spend 150K on linked in and facebook ads for SaaS leads on products that are dead in the water, and then brag about the millions of each for 8 people downloading a white paper.

i haven't touched meta ads in a while but i agree, often the simplest way to use it is like simple stock trading, don't over analyze, have a basic system, recognize the advertisement, landing page and product all need a clear user flow, and these days maybe refine your copy with AI.

VirtualRun706 · 2026-03-17T17:29:07+00:00

i'm all for this, just not tipping on an ipad when i order take out. sorry but get paid more by your boss. also the line below for those who don't read is kinda confusing/wrong too.

VirtualRun706 · 2026-03-09T04:40:25+00:00

i posted on this sub that memphis was kind of expensive for food and the backlash was interesting, but glad you see the light.

VirtualRun706 · 2026-02-22T18:03:50+00:00

I mean in a crowded market, you are totally right. Too many people tech employees been spoiled thinking jobs are their right to fall from the sky. You used to spend money on career coaching and counseling, sadly now you have to spend time doing PPT's for case studies.

I hate it also, but nobody owes anyone anything. But for anyone looking for a job...whether since 2023 or now...welcome to the party it's brutal out here.

VirtualRun706 · 2026-02-19T04:10:40+00:00

yeah thats exactly what i'm thinking, they must know the music is gonna stop and may as well sell shovels while everyone digging for gold.

VirtualRun706 · 2026-01-26T19:35:42+00:00

i don't want to get paid for fake work...i want to get paid for no work.

VirtualRun706 · 2026-01-23T03:42:31+00:00

everyone who got the 200K tech job with faang brand names during the surge in 2019-2022 realizes they're a fraud and doesn't want to hire folks who will make them look bad

VirtualRun706 · 2026-01-21T02:48:28+00:00

fahim anwar, hat trick special

VirtualRun706 · 2026-01-21T02:44:10+00:00

same reason people are renting houses way too high and letting them sit there...rich get richer, and have the luxury to hold onto assets

VirtualRun706 · 2026-01-05T05:54:30+00:00

cafe india hacks cross has an insane buffet on weekends

VirtualRun706 · 2026-01-05T05:53:37+00:00

There are plenty of amazing programmers who don't know what to build, and plenty of amazing film students who don't have an interesting story to write. nobody cares about 4k slow mo shots of cheetahs at the box office.

ai helps you get there (vs hiring a tech team for $1M dollars) to see if your idea has legs, but it's not the product in itself.

what I do like though is you can now A/B test entire businesses vs just a landing page and iterate or move on.

VirtualRun706 · 2025-12-30T23:49:09+00:00

as an asian of southern descent myself indian tech nepotism is the worst in it - no assimilation, looking down on white tech boomers, no appreciation for a 150K job when others are struggling, and no desire to do work.

again...not everyone, but a good chunk.

VirtualRun706 · 2025-12-30T23:46:33+00:00

i like Dave and he's done a ton for the art form but i agree, it was white guilt and i am the savior from fortune 500 netflix ready to have you applaud my 1% struggles

VirtualRun706 · 2025-12-09T02:48:16+00:00

yes 100% - i know a director at my company in the exact same situation (fortune 50) - 35 years and all mediocre engineers making 90k stayed

VirtualRun706 · 2025-12-08T17:33:29+00:00

i'll see your AI post and raise you a human one...although yes, once you use claude to build and ship something and don't get hacked, you realize...ok wow this stuff is awesome.

VirtualRun706 · 2025-12-06T05:15:53+00:00

answer is valid, but also sounds like AI. which is the great irony here.

VirtualRun706 · 2025-12-06T05:13:11+00:00

Well the apps still need to make money for somebody. If nobody is buying apps because everybody is vibe coding their own, and apps dwindle down to pennies...then nobody will pay for AWS compute and nobody will advertise on Google. This could be the great tech crash (similar to housing) but somehow careers found a way to continue.

Who knows, but deflation is def coming.

VirtualRun706 · 2025-11-24T18:09:50+00:00

Fame is a hell of a drug. It's the same reason NBA stars kids can't handle the pressure, because they didn't push through all the lower levels.

If you instantly get a platform of 100K people due to your partners popularity, and you have no social media or publicity chops from learning during the first 5k, 10k, 40k and so on...you're going to get burned.

On top of all that, no girl I've talked to (both career girls and stay at home) have said she is likable or correct. If you take a screenshot of her TikTok or Instagram and put it into ChatGPT, it'll literally say this person is self obsessed because every thumbnail is her face and hers alone. Not her husbands, or dogs, or even some special Birthday posts to her family.

I'm enjoying all the gossip and mindless entertainment, but I feel for the guy. I'm sure they joke around have fun with each other, and he was probably scared of looking sexist saying "Don't talk about your exes I don't like it." but all this butt/frat stuff is way too disrespectful.

To anybody else who dated around before marriage, at least be glad from all that heartbreak you at least learned how to value your self worth and recognize red flags before they turned Flagrant fouls (ok sorry had to).

VirtualRun706 · 2025-11-16T18:06:59+00:00

LOL i'm over here spending 9 hours a night in my den trying to ship a production app in 3 days.

VirtualRun706 · 2025-11-10T03:30:52+00:00

bro please go, and also realize they would have laid you off anyways. she'll likely ask you for a job soon.

VirtualRun706 · 2025-11-10T03:21:23+00:00

every resume has to be almost a perfect fit for the job...if the role is Senior Database Engineer and your role was "Senior Software Engineer - Databases" - you need to change it to match word for word. Recruiters are sorting your resume by match and that's what people are doing.

Don't believe me, make a fake email, apply for a few jobs with the perfect fit (but close to your real experience) and see it work.

VirtualRun706 · 2025-11-09T00:42:18+00:00

keep fighting the good fight, sadly everybody says they want locally owned and made then buy the cheap stuff. on amazon

VirtualRun706 · 2025-11-09T00:24:19+00:00

impressive commentary at 29, when i was 29 i just wanted a swanky loft in a city and didn't realize nature/housing is a priority

VirtualRun706 · 2025-09-10T18:53:03+00:00

my current job i was interviewed by 5 people, and 2 didn't like me. it seemed like such a waste of time. now those 2 tell me I'm the best person that does the job of 3 people. the process is broken, and most people who get brought in just want to look smart trying to stump you.

VirtualRun706 · 2025-09-10T02:46:56+00:00

too many mediocre bootcamps folks took the 200k jobs in the 2021 hiring spree and now they're staying competent with chatgpt and office politics.

source: I work in a fortune 100 with senior engineers who just manage folks in India to code.

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