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This subculture exists everywhere. I play basketball and the most revered player is Kobe Bryant. He isn’t the best, but his work ethic and competitiveness was
by kenjackson 5y ago
This subculture exists everywhere. I play basketball and the most revered player is Kobe Bryant. He isn’t the best, but his work ethic and competitiveness was beyond all others. He’d probably be a jerk to play with, but most people are never in a position to do hard work to deliver something that they consider valuable.
Now what is valuable differs to each person. Basketball is just a sport. Chess just a game. A surgeon saves just one life at time. He helped write a new version of a browser. But to all of them, it’s important to them.
- Ericson2314 5y agoWell Kobe Bryant isn't a scab like these people that work overtime for a monopolist.
- kenjackson 5y agoThe NBA is a monopoly for pro basketball in the US.
- Ericson2314 5y agoYes, but the Lakers are not. And the players have a union. Competition within the NBA is zero-sum so it isn't like Kobe working really hard further entrenches the NBA anywhere close to the same degree as IE for MS.
- jimmygrapes 5y agoHe is also dead, but I am assuming that's known
- 13of40 5y agoThe work I did at Microsoft helped build thousands of businesses, and later on I helped secure thousands more. I find it truly strange that I shouldn't feel proud of that.