After thinking about it for a while, I’m willing to accept some bets, but not this one. Most of my objections here have been about learning skills, not emotional distress. How about we agree on objective tests for some of the skills you listed (e.g. 10 pull-ups on video, welding certificate, $X earned on graphic design commissions) and make a 50:50 bet for $500 that less than 50% of the planned participant-skill pairings will come true in a year? (I’m open to bargaining about every part of this.) If it puts a fire under you and many people learn tangible skills as a result, for me it will be money well spent.
After thinking about it for a while, I’m willing to accept some bets, but not this one. Most of my objections here have been about learning skills, not emotional distress. How about we agree on objective tests for some of the skills you listed (e.g. 10 pull-ups on video, welding certificate, $X earned on graphic design commissions) and make a 50:50 bet for $500 that less than 50% of the planned participant-skill pairings will come true in a year? (I’m open to bargaining about every part of this.) If it puts a fire under you and many people learn tangible skills as a result, for me it will be money well spent.