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You can't do anything well without liking to do it. The difference between hackers and salesmen is that hacking is what hackers like most. Salesmen who have su
by pg 18y ago
You can't do anything well without liking to do it. The difference between hackers and salesmen is that hacking is what hackers like most. Salesmen who have sufficient money seem empirically to prefer playing golf, whereas hackers with money tend to keep hacking.
- netcan 18y agoThat doesn't change the fact that while they are working, they prefer to be getting lots of sales. They like to get paid for it, they can even be greedy. They like to get recognition for it, that can go to far too. But they also enjoy making the sale.
- hs 18y agomaybe a better test is whether you'll do it for free (no incentives, moral/material/etc) just for the fun of it to me, hacking > sales (no, charity/non-profit/giving away money doesn't count -> there's moral incentive there)