Over the years I've worked in many advertising agencies and from what I have seen, socializing definitely increases capital gain. All the ad boys going out for

Over the years I've worked in many advertising agencies and from what I have seen, socializing definitely increases capital gain. All the ad boys going out for drinks at the end of the day (every day) and over time seeing complete morons being promoted into positions and roles they wouldn't qualify for if they'd gone for any decent job interview. Unfortunately, all this socializing is very un-hackerish and might be the reason many programmers always seem to miss the boat when it comes to a decent salary.