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I wonder where we'd be today if all this effort was focused on something like automatic cars. Instead of spam.

• ISL 9y ago
  Spam, spam, spam, spam, cars, spam, and spam. There's not too much spam in it.
• sebleon 9y ago
  "The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads" - original FB data scientist
  • klokoman 9y ago
    Because it is one of the few sectors where you can be a little creative and not obey the rules set by corrupted bureaucrats decades ago
    • chii 9y ago
      And instead follow rules set by investors or corporate vested interests.
• CalRobert 9y ago
  Good question. I graduated college and desperately wanted to work on renewable energy research. After scads of rejections I quit ignoring the expressions of interest in my programming abilities. I still wish I were doing something that actually bettered the world, but I have bills to pay. Then again, maybe ensuring people graduate in debt is a great way to ensure we as a society do what folks with cash want us to instead of what we feel we ought to be doing.