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Because being wealthy is definitely the most important thing.

throwaway6734 4y ago
Many engineers on this site spend their lives developing machines to hook young adults on toxic social networks for that wealth
- TheNorthman 4y ago
  More than one thing can be bad
- shitlord 4y ago
  This comment doesn't deserve the downvotes. The surgeon general recently suggested that children should stay off of social media because it's bad for their psychological development: https://www.edweek.org/leadership/surgeon-general-kids-under-14-should-not-use-social-media/2023/02 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/surgeon-general-kids-under... There's growing evidence that social media is also bad for teenagers. Rates of teenage depression and suicidality have increased in recent years, and there is a direct correlation to social media use. Cigarette companies are viewed as evil because they peddled addictive, cancer-causing products to kids. Our industry is peddling a different type of poison, and I suspect we'll have a similar legacy.
mc32 4y ago
In life, people aspire to many things, but often do quite different things.
- yeahbu777 4y ago
  I don’t carry around in my head that Bill Gates or any other person is worth fiat money. It’s a social meme I just don’t buy into, like opinions on movies and memes. Every rich person is just one of billions, their fiat wealth is based upon mathematical inference, information shaping, nation state propaganda. Depending on my mood, if we were together I may ignore Bil Gates, punch is teeth out, or ask about the weather; I would not treat him as special. I’ve worked with people who have answered fundamental questions about reality. Some nerds who read a consumer machines manual and structured syntax appropriately are far dumber than that. There was no manual for folks building LHC.
ttul 4y ago
Here on HN, it seems to many people, income and wealth are the primary determinants of satisfaction.
- CapricornNoble 4y ago
  If you think HN is compensation-focused, you should head over to TeamBlind.com. That place is "Total Comp uber alles."
roncesvalles 4y ago
Whatever it is that you consider "the most important thing" is probably enabled or significantly enhanced by wealth. Money is just a resource. Often I've found that the people who think money isn't important think nothing is important.
- brewdad 4y ago
  Sure but the number of people on here who seem to think if you don’t have FU money you might as well be living in poverty is a bit over the top.

Many engineers on this site spend their lives developing machines to hook young adults on toxic social networks for that wealth

TheNorthman 4y ago
More than one thing can be bad
shitlord 4y ago
This comment doesn't deserve the downvotes. The surgeon general recently suggested that children should stay off of social media because it's bad for their psychological development: https://www.edweek.org/leadership/surgeon-general-kids-under-14-should-not-use-social-media/2023/02 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/surgeon-general-kids-under... There's growing evidence that social media is also bad for teenagers. Rates of teenage depression and suicidality have increased in recent years, and there is a direct correlation to social media use. Cigarette companies are viewed as evil because they peddled addictive, cancer-causing products to kids. Our industry is peddling a different type of poison, and I suspect we'll have a similar legacy.

mc32 4y ago

In life, people aspire to many things, but often do quite different things.

yeahbu777 4y ago
I don’t carry around in my head that Bill Gates or any other person is worth fiat money. It’s a social meme I just don’t buy into, like opinions on movies and memes. Every rich person is just one of billions, their fiat wealth is based upon mathematical inference, information shaping, nation state propaganda. Depending on my mood, if we were together I may ignore Bil Gates, punch is teeth out, or ask about the weather; I would not treat him as special. I’ve worked with people who have answered fundamental questions about reality. Some nerds who read a consumer machines manual and structured syntax appropriately are far dumber than that. There was no manual for folks building LHC.

ttul 4y ago

Here on HN, it seems to many people, income and wealth are the primary determinants of satisfaction.

CapricornNoble 4y ago
If you think HN is compensation-focused, you should head over to TeamBlind.com. That place is "Total Comp uber alles."

roncesvalles 4y ago

Whatever it is that you consider "the most important thing" is probably enabled or significantly enhanced by wealth. Money is just a resource. Often I've found that the people who think money isn't important think nothing is important.

brewdad 4y ago
Sure but the number of people on here who seem to think if you don’t have FU money you might as well be living in poverty is a bit over the top.