hiimtroymclure

Well consider this my last post on this account but here ya go:

I was in marketing and learned to code. In 2019 I quit my job to launch a startup in the live entertainment industry. Things were going well until Covid hit. I had to shut things down and I was grateful to have left marketing and switching to development. But make no mistake I'd rather be running my business.

You tried to string together a post history and make assumptions to discredit my original comment. It was rude.

I had covid. I can tell you losing my business from the lockdowns was infinitely more depressing than losing my sense of smell/taste for 5 days.

I think the author was a bit extreme in a few items but for the most I 100% agree. I am never going back to the office

Starting with 'Lets Dive in" and only using 1 word made me lol.

Then only word being 'whataboutism'... which is an infinite loop of an argument. Literally the same as saying "I know you are but what am I".

And clearly I'm on the crypto train. Why would I be projecting jealousy? That I secretly wanted to off the crypto train? lol

This is how I read things as well. so much jealousy.

I stop reading any btc criticism at the endless climate impact/criminal activity discussions.

Of all the things that impact climate change, this is the offender we decide to focus on?

Of all the ways criminal activity is facilitated, this is currency we focus on?

Such a brilliant technology seems lost on HN because people are jealous they missed the boat.

you are completely right and im the definition of the pot calling the kettle black. Ive collected all kinds of things throughout my life that many would deem stupid/garbage. To each, their own.

I love blockchain for transparency/authenticity aspects. I just struggle with the collector side of it not being physical things for me to hold. It just doesn't feel real to me in the digital world.

I am more into crypto than most and I do not get NFT collectibles...at least pet rocks you could hold lol

Are we ever prepared for anything?

I am a junior dev with ~400 reputation. Trust me you dont want my help lol!

what on earth does choice of versioning have to do with anything. React Native isn't at 1.0 and tons of companies use it. Google releases versions/APIs of their software with tons of bugs.

All I can say is good luck to you and hope you land something awesome!

I spent 7 years in product before making the transition to being a developer 2 years ago. I've successfully made the jump but definitely had hoped I'd be in a better position than I am now. Obviously this could be me, but I have been pretty surprised how companies/startups seems disinterested in my PM past. I think it certainly gave me a broad perspective on how to ship software customers love, and how successful teams work. It likely is still my inexperience but nonetheless no one seems to care about broad knowledge.

I was a senior product manager and made the transition to frontend dev. I've never been happier!

Yeah! You'll connect your bank account and do some security verification. Once approved you can buy whatever you want.

Although depends on what you mean by traditional trading. If you want see details charts and create market orders or limits, things like that, then you'll want Coinbase Pro.

Coinbase is great for easy buying and then holding there in your wallet. You can either leave your coins on Coinbase or transfer out to a hardware wallet like Ledger or Trezor. If you go the hardware route, stay away from Ledger. Pretty solid wallet but the handling of their customer data break was pretty unfortunate.

No company has perfect service but Coinbase has always done right by me. Great security and super easy onboarding. Whenever a friend asks me how to buy crypto, I send them to CB. My only criticism would be the lack of some coins with real value and communities like Monero, NANO, or NEO.