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What I did at Recurse Center

23 pointsby 2h agothill.me
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2h agoHN ↗

Let me guess: the webpage simply contains a link to itself.

53m agoHN ↗

This place sounds like an adult daycare.

Has there been a business started based on work done there? Publishable research results? (that second one is actually a pretty low bar, and yet if there is something it is not easily discoverable)

47m agoHN ↗

I don't get it. Why would you ask if an adult daycare leads to a business or new discoveries? Daycares are for nurturing curiosity and fostering development in a socially engaging environment—much like the Recurse Center—not for publishing papers.

42m agoHN ↗

You are missing the point. On the line between explore and exploit, RC is basically 100% explore. The point is to learn, and more importantly, to flex the muscle of learning without being taught. And to participate in a community of kind and curious people who are also motivated to do the same.

23m agoHN ↗

From what I see, this is more of a sabbatical time to just explore and enjoy programming without needing a productive end. I've been considering it myself.

13m agoHN ↗

The practical goal of Recurse is to make connections. Starting a business or publishing research are explicitly non-goals.