I think GP points more towards working on side projects for the sole sake of showing off over anything else, which is a particularly insidious part of "hustle c

I think GP points more towards working on side projects for the sole sake of showing off over anything else, which is a particularly insidious part of "hustle culture" being normalized by a lot of "top tech advice". Especially among the younger crowd, where the market is far harsher on jobseekers and almost everyone is met with skepticism unless what they worked on almost perfectly matches what the company is already doing.