I just find it sad that all the upvoted responses are "practice interviewing", which although is true and good advice, is indicative of a spurious state of affa

I just find it sad that all the upvoted responses are "practice interviewing", which although is true and good advice, is indicative of a spurious state of affairs, that jobs are acquired not through merit, but by rehearsing an aesthetic ritual unrelated to job's tasks at hand. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39754083 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39754083 also puts it well.