100%. I'm assuming you're younger because you're asking this question. But when life f$&ks you over, you grow as a person. This isn't a one time thing, you keep growing the more you live through difficult times. The clarity and strength you receive after it, is something no amount of books can teach you or money can buy. You become a "stronger" person because of it.

Yes, u r correct. I'm just starting my career. 
  
 What about second part "Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard" ?

Software Engineer

Communication

Yeah, its true. Early developers had hard time making Byjus the learning App, which created good times when company started getting funding from left right and center. Because of good times company hired a bunch of weak Amazon EM’s promoted then as directors, VP at byjus. And weak men create Hard times !

I don't know who G Michael Hopf is but that quote is dumb

Founder

True 100% look at the way the world is moving and the answer is blowing in the wind

Lawyer

"Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times."- G. Michael Hopf

How much truth

"Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times."- G. Michael Hopf

How much truth is in this quote??
Does it really apply in today's fast moving world ?

Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.

Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.- Grapevine

Not a meme though 🥲

Consultant

Saw a similar post somewhere from an European and I think it’s pretty valid for India.

For context, I am in my early 30s, a home owner, living in tier-2 city with a pretty high salary. Recently got married and my wife also works as an Enterprise AE for a listed US company. Our cost of living is pretty low given the house and tier-2 city. Even if we had a kid, the overall cost of living will not change a lot. 

I got to where I am, economically, by a combination of hard work and luck. Luck definitely was a huge part of it. Knowing the right people at the right time, working on the right technologies helped a lot more in advancing my career a lot more than grinding for good grades. Even the ability to buy a house without much debt, was partly because I was lucky to sell my shares in a fairly small startup. 

It would be easy to say things aren’t economically bad based on my own experience or that of my close friends. However, when I look at things more objectively, I can’t help but come to the conclusion that we are screwed as a generation. Except for maybe the top 1%, salaries are not keeping up even with inflation. Housing costs, specially in tier 1/2 cities are unbelievably high even if you want an average apartment. Jobs are no where to be seen. The whole generation is living in the hope of the stock market rally never ending. This seems completely unsustainable as a nation. I might be doing well for now, but I still recognise how these are real problems for most Indians, who’ve been waiting for India’s century for 20 years

Given that the services industry contributes more than 50% to the GDP, the current state of joblessness, the overall sluggishness in IT and related sectors, and the fundamental changes happening to the way IT services now work, I wouldn’t be surprised if we see a complete recession in the next 4-5 years.  

Lately, there has been a lot of criticism of anyone expressing anger on how bad things are but I think it’s helpful to talk about this.

Is it possible for those doing well to still acknowledge how our generation is screwed economically?

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When i was in college i wanted to build my own company/product. Thought of many ideas and tried to build something. None of them worked and it affected my studies so I had to quit just to clear my exams.

After college I took placements in a WITCH like company where I got put into data entry/operations job after clearing difficult coding interviews (kismat kharab?). 
Somehow learnt new technologies on the side and managed to switch to a development role at a lower salary in a startup.

After 3 years Worked hard on DSA and (barely) managed to get a good offer with above average pay. But the company is not stable anymore and may layoff at any time. 
Right now struggling to learn enough DSA to crack any company.
Now I am almost 30, i have no hobbies,no talents, no relationships just trying to have a stable career.

I see people everywhere doing so many things at once. How do they manage to do this.
They are working at FAANG and managing businesses at the same time, have a bunch of friends.
What am I doing wrong?

Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.

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