> What you're less likely to do is work in an area where your work isn't interesting, contributes nothing significant, and rots people's minds. Have you head o

> What you're less likely to do is work in an area where your work isn't interesting, contributes nothing significant, and rots people's minds. Have you head of finance? What I think is that most current tech folks started their careers out of genuine interest, and so think along the lines you describe. But now that the money has really arrived, the balance will shift to the type-A aspirational folks who only care about the highest paying, most highly regarded career, and are looking for some FAANG->YC Startup->Management path. These people absolutely are happy to do whatever as long as they get external validation, and would have no compunction about working at FB as long as it keeps them on the track they planned.