If you believe in optimizing for company success at a macro level from a mental model perspective, why are we talking? Go grind and be prepared to make peace how you wasted your life on your deathbed. I have attempted to show you a different perspective, whether you internalize it is up to you. I've been down that road, and caught myself in time with some life left to be lived. Never stop asking "why?" OODA loop style.

> Oh, come on.

I stand by my assertion.

You are confusing personal happiness with company success.

You seem to get it [1], so I'm not sure why we're arguing? I wish you the very best. Stay curious and openminded. Don't work too hard, we're all dead eventually, enjoy the ride.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43471675 ("Even if I was programming Starship's flight computers, I would miss my family too much to work more than 40 hours per week. Regardless of really believing in their work, people want to have time with their loved ones.")

Masterful use of quoting and citing his own words from merely two hours ago to peacefully and poignantly make your (and apparently his) point.