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I'm a marketer and I read HN daily. I don't think this is as insular a community as it once was.

• eps 9y ago
  You are missing the point. If you are now working in Starbucks, you aren't likely to read HN _because you are fed up with this stuff_. Not because you can't.
  • def8cefe 9y ago
    If they're only interested in tech to make money that's probably what set this hypothetical Starbucks employee up for failure.
    • lawless123 9y ago
      Quite a lot of people are only into tech to make money.. and it's working well for them.
      • def8cefe 9y ago
        Perhaps, but it's much more difficult to learn what you're not interested in. If your only motive is money... do sales.
        • PakG1 9y ago
          Unless you're good at technical thinking but not good at sales.
    • creepydata 9y ago
      This was posted here the other day https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14497237 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14497237 Most people outside of the startup scene, including myself, especially those over 35, are only in this for the money. That doesn't mean we can't find both personal and professional success.