Dropped Out to Build a Social Media App

POV: you watch too many documentaries about Zuck, Steve Jobs, and other entrepreneurs. I dropped out to build a social media app, now regretting it. Hi Reddit, I dropped out of college on November of 2020, when I was in second year. Despite my parents insistence. I was ambitious about building a new age social media platform for Indians. At first, I was pushed by confidence. I thought to myself great visionaries like Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg dropped out college and they are billionaires now. I used to laugh at people who attend regular college, because I thought they were doing a mistake by committing themselves to 4 years of useless education followed by a 9-5, that pays dime over a dollar. I was picturing myself as this smart revolutionary who would build the next age social media catering to Indians. My reasoning was simple. There are 1.4B Indians and most of them are connected to internet (thanks to jio) Even if I could get 10% on my platform, it's 140M users and will be a successful startup. I was delusional into thinking that, if I just make the platform in regional languages and create stickers to unique regional jokes, then the platform will take off and everyone will join my platform. I thought, there was no reason someone would reject a platform like this.. since it was better than what is already existing in the market+ it was free. So I thought customers would flock like wild ducks. I was so wrong. I was wrong about everything. parentce. I couldn't even get the application/website created. I'm now 25, sitting at home , eating off parents money. My friends, at college, started going to their 9-5 jobs and they seem to have a stable life. Is there any advice for me to bounce back and get on my feet? These are my skills: 1. Strong English Communication Skills 2. Understanding Customer needs (empathy) 3. Email Writing (professional) 4. Java, C, Python (Beginner knowledge)

Вверху написано: «POV: ты смотришь слишком много документальных фильмов о Цукерберге, Стиве Джобсе и других предпринимателях». Ниже показан длинный пост человека, который бросил колледж, вдохновившись историями знаменитых предпринимателей, но так и не смог создать приложение и теперь просит совета. Шутка строится на контрасте между грандиозными стартап-мечтами и реальностью: автор даже перечисляет базовые навыки, выдавая их за план успешного бизнеса. EN: The top caption says: “POV: you watch too many documentaries about Zuck, Steve Jobs, and other entrepreneurs.” Below it is a long post by someone who dropped out of college after being inspired by famous entrepreneurs, but never managed to create the app and now asks for advice. The joke comes from the contrast between grand startup dreams and reality: the author even lists basic skills as if they were a plan for a successful business.

• @gentoomemes / 12196 2024-07-07