So this happened a few days ago.

Me: (chilling like a mo'fucka then suddenly an email alert)

*Opens email and realises it's from a recruiter*

Recruiter: We are a venture-based startup out of LA, funded by a top VC. We have developed the first turnkey Serverless Swift platform for app development.

We are looking at expanding our team and we have a few different openings for remote and contract work.

Simply reply to this email with your resume attached.

Me: Thanks for reaching out and presenting me with this opportunity.

I plan on going back to school this January and for that reason I humbly have to bow out.

I will surely keep an eye out for {company_name}. The idea is rather interesting I should say.

*I go back to chilling like a mo'fucka*

*The next day I'm at work, I get an email from the same recruiter again*

Recruiter: Thank you for submitting your resume.

We are expanding our team and are looking for Swift rockstars to join the movement of bringing server-side Swift to the masses.

We were impressed by your resume and wanted to get to know you better. This survey is the first step in that process.

Please take a moment and complete. It should not take longer than 10 minutes.

Me: ...........................
*Calmly walks away from my desk to the bathroom*

WHAT FUCKING RESUME HAVE I SUBMITTED TO YOU? BITCH, MY EMAIL EXPLICITLY SAID: THANKS BUT NO THANKS...

You can't just force an applicant

What do those famous devs who get famous for making some language or product feel before releasing that project? What is their motivation? Do they feel that this thing is going to make me rich, this thing is what i wanna dedicate my life to? How do they not fear that they are missing something when working on that thing, and how it would effect their life if it fails?
What is your life's ultimate end goal? Everywhere i go, i see a race being going on, i race which is luring in itself for benefits , and has a current #1 ranker. But once you are in, you will realise you won't ever be #1 you might be #10,00 or #50000at best if the crowds are less and you would only be achieving benefits temporarily due to you being a part of that race and your boss not knowing people better than you

Eg programming is literally a race.. everyone knows something or more, their are world leaders knowing almost everything and enjoying benefits. You see the rankboards and being at #400000, you start into running the race , working hard to get into top #1000 but still reaching #50000 at best. By that time, that temporary leader is changed.and previous leader might be just struggling again

Eg if you are an android dev , you know their is a virtual race going on. Everyone knows a lot of things and nobody knows everything. You get into it seeing this opportunity but later you find people almost everything . These are people working individualy on their million $$ apps or working on companies woth million $$ apps and you realise by you can't ever reach there

Also, share some tips to be successful in tech world as whole, and what exactly do you define as "success"