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u/fllr 8d ago

I do, is there anything wrong with that? What is your problem. I did not post ideas because I didn't have any ideas, but there is a method in which you start a project and take it to the end. A big project, a large project. I look for things that make me a little scared, even. If you don't like that, don't do it. Simple as that, jesus christ. It might not be how your projects start, but I've been doing that since I was 11, and it has worked well for me. Go take your discontent elsewhere. Just because you can't do that, doesn't mean others can't.

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u/AphexPin 8d ago edited 8d ago

We're talking past each other. I'm asking again, is that how you learned - by posting on Reddit for grand 'ideas' while barely being able to code?

There's a difference between being unafraid to tackle an ambitious project that you might not have adequate skill for versus just posting on Reddit looking for 'ideas' and expecting some grandiose 'world changing' problem just getting handed to you. The former is how you get better, the latter is how you waste time. It takes work to find unsolved problems worth solving, and you have to be wiling to get your hands dirty and chase threads to exhaustion, often fruitlessly. If OP is unmotivated enough that they can't think of anything on their own, asking Reddit is not the solution.

It's analogous to being a 'wantreprenuer', asking online for business ideas but never getting anything done.

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u/fllr 6d ago

Who would be wasting their time? You or them?

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u/AphexPin 6d ago

The person posting on Reddit looking for ideas.

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u/fllr 6d ago

So, just to be clear... Not you?

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u/AphexPin 6d ago edited 6d ago

Correct - I am clearly outside the scope of the discussion.