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I totally see that but I think smart people will do good work, just for the wrong reasons ($) and this will impact the field negatively. In 5 years maybe things

I totally see that but I think smart people will do good work, just for the wrong reasons ($) and this will impact the field negatively. In 5 years maybe things will still be okay, but if the trend continues for 10 years? Will CS become unsustainable hours like working in the quantitive funds or unsustainable competition and workload like in medicine, or both? Will everyone at Google be the same Ivy League student who's more concerned with their GPA and internships than actually learning?

slimed 7y ago
That's already how it is at other "unicorns" like Uber and Lyft. I know from firsthand experience. Unbearable work environment. Constantly being sniped by your co-workers who are more interested in playing the game the accomplishing something of value.
extrapickles 7y ago
Another issue is ethics. There is a critical mass needed of people saying no to prevent unethical software from being common. Right now there are multiple gold mines as software used to be more or less ethical/trustworthy, now people are busily trading that trust for $.