'... "Most people," I read, "have spent too much time convincing themselves that life has to be hard, a resignation to 9-to-5 drudgery..." ...'Most people probably don't want the prospect of being summoned by a boss and told to sit. Just like a dog! ... (straight out of pg's startup '07' talk on ' ~ http://www.paulgraham.com/notnot.html )
'... I mean, if I'd turned down Gawker Media when they picked me to start Valleywag, I would have graduated, then found a job at a small newspaper ...'
This isn't a bad idea if you want to learn how to become a real Journalist. Where else are you going to be follow a story, learn how to research it and write it up?
'... Both want to stay in charge of their games longer instead of playing by someone else's rules ...'
And that is probably the best summary thing I've read today. I'd read the original article , "decide what game you're playing" ( http://tinyurl.com/2t2roe ) and didn't quite get it.
