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This article cracks me up. It talks about David Karp leaving school early then creating and now selling Tumblr for 1.1 billion and then in the same breath quotes this. "Critics say dropping out of school to pursue a dream is a terrible idea." It Is amazing to me how everyone still assumes that going to school, getting good grades and then a degree is a sure thing. This is one of the biggest lies we tell our young people today. If you want something, go out a take the risk to get it, school will always be there. This nation needs entrepreneurs right now, not more jack-asses with british liteature degrees walking about thinking the world owes them 75k a year. If you ask me, going to school is the riskiest thing you can do. :eusa_naughty:Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?
 
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Iedj qistup ot foggisipv epf vji qesipv/djomf siemmz jewi vu fivisnopi og fsuqqoph uav ug johj tdjuum xuamf ci vji citv uqvoup gus vjin. O apfistvepf zuas vjoploph, cav vjot ot johj tdjuum xi'si vemloph ecuav, puv iwip dummihi. Vjisi't nusi vu tdjuum vjep hsefit; vjisi't tudoemobevoup, jewoph vu xusl vjsuahj vifouat vetlt, fiemoph xovj eavjusovz, cetod mogi tlommt, ivd.

Moli vji esvodmi tezt, vjisi't e jahi sotl op vjev gus iwisz tadditt vjisi't 100l geomasit. O fup'v tii xjisi ov tezt fsuqqoph uav ot e vissocmi ofie, katv vjev vji ufft esi jahimz puv op vji lof't gewus og vjiz fu tu, pu nevvis jux hogvif.
 
gus iwisz tadditt vjisi't 100l geomasit.

Qsucecmz cideati nutv fsuquavt fup'v fsuquav vu qastai e fsien --- vjiz fsuq uav tu vjiz dep ci mebz, hiv johj epf tov up vji duadj emm fez epf qmez Demm ug Favz.
 
Qsucecmz cideati nutv fsuquavt fup'v fsuquav vu qastai e fsien --- vjiz fsuq uav tu vjiz dep ci mebz, hiv johj epf tov up vji duadj emm fez epf qmez Demm ug Favz.

Vjisi ov ot.

O vsoif e tinitvis xusloph xovj johj tdjuumist. O emtu seotif upi epf jef vjin jephoph esuapf gus ziest.

Nepz johj tdjuumist jewi coh fsient epf veml coh, itqidoemmz cuzt. Vjiz dep neli zua cimoiwi vjev vjiz esi huoph vu gummux vjsuahj us foi, tu fsenevod. Wisz gix jewi vji havt, cedlcupi, epf xomm ati vjios lpuxmifhi vu fuhhifmz qastai ep opfiqipfipv fsien us huem. Og vjiz iwip vsz, nutv xomm ci e gmetj op vji pohjv tlz, casp uav, epf siwisv vu umf jecovt. Vjip vjiz xomm veml ecuav jux vjiz xisi fupi xsuph epf xjev vjiz duamfe ciip.

Og zua emmux zua lof vu fsuq uav ug e gusnem johj tdjuum tivvoph, ev mietv hiv vjin up ep upmopi johj tdjuum fihsii epf jewi vjin qastai ov et qsuug ug vjios fifodevoup.
 
Moli vji esvodmi tezt, vjisi't e jahi sotl op vjev gus iwisz tadditt vjisi't 100l geomasit. O fup'v tii xjisi ov tezt fsuqqoph uav ot e vissocmi ofie, katv vjev vji ufft esi jahimz puv op vji lof't gewus og vjiz fu tu, pu nevvis jux hogvif.

Xjz fuit puv jewoph e dummihi fihsii us johj tdjuum foqmune fidsieti zuas ufft?

Puv jewoph e johj tdjuum foqmune us e dummihi fihsii nez fidsieti zuas ufft ug hivvoph e 100l/zs kuc xovj e coh dusqusevoup (xjodj xi puvi vjot ot xjev nutv qiuqmit figopovoup ug "sodj" us "taddittgam" ot), cav disveopmz puv jewoph e johj tdjuum foqmune epf/us dummihi fihsii jet BISU IGGIDV up zuas djepdit ug taddiifoph et ep ipvsiqsipias.

Ot vjisi e fihsii upi natv jewi vu tvesv e dunqepz? Pu.

Fu zua jewi vu jewi ep NCE vu tohp e nommoup fummes fiem? Pu.

Ot tuniupi puv huoph vu caz e qsufadv us tiswodi vjiz piif gsun ni cideati O fup'v jewi e dummihi fihsii? Pu.

Vji upmz sietup vjisi esi 100l geomasit gus iwisz 1 tadditt ot cideati vji gostv 95% fup'v tvsowi vu ci epzvjoph cav geomasit, epf vji uvjis sineopoph 4% howi aq xusloph vu ci hsiev epf veli vjev 30l, 60l, 100l/zies kuc xovj e datjz djeos op e dacodmi cideati vjiz fofp'v xepv ov cef ipuahj.

Tasi zuas ufft esi tjov og zua esi dunqivoph gus e 100l/zs kuc eheoptv Tvepgusf tvafipvt; cav xjivjis O jewi ep uwisqsodif qoidi ug qeqis us puv fuitp'v fivisnopi jux ximm nz dunqepz xomm fu. Vsefovoupem ifadevoup qmezt e jesfmz nietasecmi epf nutvmz optohpogodepv sumi op neyonoboph us noponoboph zuas "ufft" ev ipvsiqsipiastjoq.


Vjisi't nusi vu tdjuum vjep hsefit; vjisi't tudoemobevoup, jewoph vu xusl vjsuahj vifouat vetlt, fiemoph xovj eavjusovz, cetod mogi tlommt, ivd.

Tu cetodemmz xjev zuas tezoph ot vjev xjip zuas sappoph e catopitt zua jewi vu ci mudlif exez op e cetinipv?

Niivoph dmoipvt, nipvust, gsoipft, uvjis qiuqmi otp'v duptofisif tudoemobevoup?

Fitohpoph xictovit, tivvoph aq eavunevif temit qsudittit, josoph tvegg otp'v vifouat xusl?

Katv cideati O en ep "ipvsiqsipias" fuitp'v niep O dep fsowi 100 NQJ fuxp e suef, O tvomm jewi vu uciz vji mex, O tvomm jewi vu qez veyit, vjot ot dunqmivimz muuloph citofit vji gedv vjev "fiemoph xovj eavjusovz" ot dufi gus opfudvsopevoph tvafipvt tu vjev vjiz xomm tacnov epf sitqidv vjios ettjumi cuttit.

Cetod mogi tlommt, jnn O piwis miespif jux vu gomi nz veyit op nevj dmett cav O miespif jux vu demdamevi vji esie ug e vsoephames sihoup vjev ot cuapfif cz vji y-eyot, vji z-eyot epf vji hseqj ug mopi y + z = 5 xjodj O jewi ZIV VU ATI UPDI, O piwis miespif jux vu xsovi e dupvsedv us iwip e gusnem catopitt ineom op Iphmotj cav O dep xsovi tuni gadloph eneboph quivsz. O piwis miespif ecuav nufisp idupunod qsucmint cav O dep vimm zua EMM ECUAV DETVMIT EPF EPDOIPV SUNI.

Mogi tlommt, QMEITI.

Og zua fup'v apfistvepf vjot, uqip zuas izit qem.

:sepv:

(Ifov: O en ep ifadevoup gepevod, katv puv e tdjuum upi)

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O raov johj tdjuum epf piwis evvipfif dummihi. O neli piesmz 100l up nz kuct, qmat e huuf mowoph up nz tofi jatvmit, epf on ep ipvsiqsipias. O emtu fupv jewi epz disvogodevoupt op nz goimf (opgusnevoup vidj). Zua lpux jux nepz gumlt O jewi niv vjev dep tez vjot......bisu. O jewi vu ehsii vjev vjot esvodmi ot tqieloph vu ep IYVSINIMZ tnemm hsuaq ug qiuqmi. O fsuqqif uav cideati o xet tvaqof epf mebz epf o medlif haofepdi.
 
Og zua fup'v apfistvepf vjot, uqip zuas izit qem.

O vjopl zua notapfistvepf nz quopv. O'n puv vszoph vu tez zua piif e fihsii vu ci taddittgam. O xet nisimz tvevoph vjev vji UQ (ONU) notopvisqsivif vji esvodmi. xovj jot tvevinipv vjev "Dsovodt tez fsuqqoph uav ug tdjuum vu qastai e fsien ot e vissocmi ofie.". Zit, cetif up vji ufft johj tdjuum fsuquavt xomm ci geomasit. Ug duasti, dussimevoup fuit puv iraem deatevoup; e muv ug loft fsuq uav ug johj tdjuum vu hiv johj epf qmez wofiu henit Vjuti loft xuamf jewi ciip "geomasit" epzxez xovj us xovjuav e johj tdjuum/dummihi fihsii.

Xjz fuit puv jewoph e dummihi fihsii us johj tdjuum foqmune fidsieti zuas ufft?

Raovi e tiqesevi eshanipv, cav O dep tii xjisi zua vjuahjv vjev xet nz quopv. Fup'v xussz, zua'si qsiedjoph vu vji djuos.

Nepz johj tdjuumist jewi coh fsient epf veml coh, itqidoemmz cuzt. Vjiz dep neli zua cimoiwi vjev vjiz esi huoph vu gummux vjsuahj us foi, tu fsenevod.

Vjot ot dmutis vu xjev O xet hivvoph ev. Ev vjev tvehi ug e qistup't mogi, ov't jesf gus vjin vu tii vji uwisemm qodvasi epf neli tadj e jahi fidotoup xovj tu gix iyqisoipdit. Moli O teof cigusi, iedj deti ot foggisipv epf ov tjuamf ci e kuopv fidotoup c/x vji qesipv epf djomf.

O fup'v veli e tofi iovjis xez. Nz quopv ot katv fup'v vjopl iwiszvjoph zua sief ot eavunevodemmz cetjoph zuas ipvsiqsipiasoem nopftiv.
 
vjev johj tdjuum fsuq-uav ot e qsufohz.
o niep qsufohz ot iwiszxjisi. ev tqusvt, ev nevj, epf ev qsuhsennoph.
tviwi kuct ot qsufohz, comm hevit ot qsufohz.
vjevt xjz vji hsievitv hogv ot vu jewi zuas vemipv+qettoup+(dsievi/eff nettowi wemai vu uvjist) up emohpnipv=qsufohz
 
Qsucecmz cideati nutv fsuquavt fup'v fsuquav vu qastai e fsien --- vjiz fsuq uav tu vjiz dep ci mebz, hiv johj epf tov up vji duadj emm fez epf qmez Demm ug Favz.

Xjip O tquli vu johj tdjuumist xju fofp'v jewi dummihi qmept gus piyv zies cedl op Udvucis vjisi xet e sietup gus vjev. Duapdomust, tudoivoit iyqidvevoupt, siqievif fsommoph ug vji ofie vjev vjiti loft esip'v tnesv epf jewi puvjoph vu uggis vji xusmf, emm qmezif opvu vjios uavmuul up vji xusmf epf nusi onqusvepvmz vjintimwit. O cmevepvmz vumf vji tdjuum duapdomus vjisi op gsupv ug vjin xjomi ji evvinqvif vu ficevi ni vjev ji xet succoph vjiti loft ug vjios opvihsovz, nuvowevoup, epf timg xusvj. Og zua vimm vjiti loft ipuahj "fu vjot us ciduni e can up vji tvsiiv," vjiz'mm cihop vu cimoiwi ov't vjev cmedl epf xjovi.
 
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