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Sure there are people with higher callings, geniuses like Einstein or Newton. But that’s not what we’re talking about here. We are talking about moderately inte
by Grustaf 6y ago
Sure there are people with higher callings, geniuses like Einstein or Newton. But that’s not what we’re talking about here. We are talking about moderately intelligent people who will never contribute anything meaningful to humanity. For them work is not an excuse not to have friends or do “frivolous” things. Those frivolous things are what life are made of, so you better have a damn good reason if you avoid them. Being 10% of a team that is building some accounting software is not comparable to inventing calculus.
- dwaltrip 6y ago> We are talking about moderately intelligent people who will never contribute anything meaningful to humanity. I have to disagree here. The bulk of humanity consists of minor contributions made by people few will ever remember.
- Grustaf 6y agoYes and the bulk of humanity manage to both make this minute contribution, and have a family and some friends.
- polishdude20 6y agoYou can be a software developer and have a family and friends. You're acting like there is only one choice when you are passionate about software : hunker down and be lonely with your computer as your only company.
- Grustaf 6y agoThat is the point _I_ am making.