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Or this: “Find creative ways around standards, limits, laws, processes, morals, etc. so I can make a quick buck and pass you some table scraps”
by jbob2000 6y ago
Or this:
“Find creative ways around standards, limits, laws, processes, morals, etc. so I can make a quick buck and pass you some table scraps”
- xwdv 6y agoOr worse than table scraps: pieces of paper that may be worth something someday if you keep working hard enough.
- fiddlerwoaroof 6y agoI just treat startup equity as a lottery ticket: but, I find the work itself interesting and would be programming even if it wasn’t my career.
- xwdv 6y agoTry buying some FDs on the stock market for an actual lottery ticket that might pay better than startup equity ever will.
- Bakary 6y agoThe system and forces that make this table scrap arrangement possible are the same forces that generally drive the salaries and perks of tech workers much higher than the average for other professions. It's healthy to be cynical but it's also important to look at the overall balance of power of the social classes. The 9% versus 90% makes more sense than the 99%
- xwdv 6y agoYes but if you go from 99% to 90% you increase your number of enemies 10x.