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It's not that it isn't interesting or creative (at times). It's that there isn't much social redeeming value. You might as well be a professional poker player,
by frankc 16y ago
It's not that it isn't interesting or creative (at times). It's that there isn't much social redeeming value. You might as well be a professional poker player, except your are hated instead of admired. Now that the status is gone, it really hits you that you are pretty much a leech on society. I say that as someone who works in this industry and has thought often about an exit strategy, but the money is still too good be to justify a the risk of a startup.
- nsoonhui 16y agoI see. But I wouldn't be bothered about whether my work has "social redeeming value". For me, it's much more important to firstly earn good money, secondly do something creative, not just typical CRUD applications. And whether or not a work has "social redeeming value" is highly subjective. I, for one, don't think that Twitter has any bit of "social redeeming value". I can't see how a 140-char limit sentence can add much to our society.