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Maybe really genuinely smart people want to work on something that matters more than just making money. I think there's a reason the average physicist is much
by ForHackernews 4y ago
Maybe really genuinely smart people want to work on something that matters more than just making money.
I think there's a reason the average physicist is much brighter than your average Google software engineer, but gets paid about a fifth as much.
- steveBK123 4y agoits smart to be downwardly mobile!
- ForHackernews 4y agoI have more respect for the Wall Streeters: at least they're honest and don't go around pretending they're saving the world with their latest compiles-to-Javascript.
- steveBK123 4y agoMost people, if they were honest, would admit they work to make money to have a life. SV has a strong tilt towards pretending whatever BS get rich quick scheme of ad / VC supported is saving the world. It's weird watching it from the outside and imagine the other path not taken. In 20 years we may look back at social media, smartphones, the whole PII data based economy with its recommendation algo rage loops as our generations Big Tobacco.