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I don’t think that’s true. A lot of the people who have had the greatest impact on the world were never financially rewarded for it. Many aren’t even recognised
by nicoburns 5y ago
I don’t think that’s true. A lot of the people who have had the greatest impact on the world were never financially rewarded for it. Many aren’t even recognised for their work.
- xxpor 5y agoThis thread seems to be going down the path of rediscoving Maslows hierarchy of needs.
- cmeacham98 5y agoIt's not that they are directly compensated for their work, it's that the money problem is solved, even if from an external source. Linus Torvalds worked on Linux for a long time before being directly compensated for it, but he probably would never have done so had he needed to worry about whether he could afford his next meal and rent that month.