lol he asked me to turn on subtitles so he could hear it better

Absolutely! I think it's clear that we have different perspectives here. And that's fine and healthy

I am saying it will be read that way by others, I know if I said that to folks who I lead they would read it as "I should work longer to succeed". I see your perspective, however, I think it might be clouded by your own experiences. Which is fine. But should not be immune to being called up about

Why? I don’t exist in that ecosystem anymore and never will. Past me was a dumbass to comply anyway

It’s important to be mindful of our words and not risk encouraging burnout with aspirational language. Saying people shouldn’t do all-nighters ever should not be controversial

Honestly, I don’t doubt that. But we must be careful not to imply otherwise! I now run a zero-crunch studio, but in the last 10 years, I’ve worked at places where that wasn’t the culture. That’s not a healthy environment, that’s collective self-harm! And we need to enthusiastically set an example

I have to challenge this. Romanticizing crunch is unhealthy. Now that we're older and people look up to us, we should set good examples and be strict about work/life balance. When we crunched, self-imposed or not, it wasn’t virtuous, it was a mistake.

They also simply look straight up rad colourful!