
By Larry Chiang
Of the ~150 or so at-replies to @darrenRovell, the super majority are this theme:
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jinzotrapcard (@jinzotrapcard) |
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@darrenrovell @TomFosterM Yea…that’s called a hobby sunshine. You’re telling kids to work for free for someone ELSE. That’s stupid
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One minute later…
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jinzotrapcard (@jinzotrapcard) |
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@darrenrovell @TomFosterM using your failed logic I should flip burgers at McDonald’s for free before opening my own restaurant. Dumb.
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But that’s exactly what happens at Hamburger University in Oak Brook Illinois. You pay to go flip burgers before you own a dozen McDonald’s in Shanghai, China.
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Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) |
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Giving something away for free, working for free at some point as you try to make it in the industry, is some of the strongest advice I got.
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At the heart of these complaints is that people got “participation awards”

Also, look at how Darren Rovell’s father spent just $500 to invite a rookie to sign autographs at his bar mitzvah.



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