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It's kind of neat observing the same economics that drive Instagram influencers also drive sharing logical thinking. I wonder if both sides of the human brain b
by arch-ninja 6y ago
It's kind of neat observing the same economics that drive Instagram influencers also drive sharing logical thinking. I wonder if both sides of the human brain behave the same way? (organic v. ogic). Actually it's far more likely that social effects are the cause, and social effects benefit both organic runaway trains as well as logical runaway trains.
- an_opabinia 6y agoOn the other hand, $250 was probably way too little money. I question the wisdom of helping people who are professional be-at-the-right-place-at-the-right-timers. That includes people working for giant companies messaging open source maintainers, or any number of total inequities.
- ianlevesque 6y agoWhat if you want a referral into one of those giant companies someday? Can't hurt to know a guy...
- kyawzazaw 6y agoyou could just write a post on teamblind.com if you are that level or just make a tweet
- dylan604 6y agoyou're putting a lot of weight on someone having the right followers or someone casually reading some rando.com website. comparing that roll of the dice big bang level of random vs having direct contact with someone that uses code you created and can vouch for you seems skewed in the wrong direction to me.
- kyawzazaw 6y agoyeah but that's how many have gotten jobs. It's just a matter of ROI. Wrong direction for whom?