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> almost all of us are hacking code out of the code-face merely to enrich other people Colloquially known as "work". The thing we all do in order to have nice

> almost all of us are hacking code out of the code-face merely to enrich other people Colloquially known as "work". The thing we all do in order to have nice things and a society. > to enrich other people: the people with the corner offices, and the people above them with the yachts Good! That would mean the thing I produced had value. I hope everything I create has value. One day I hope that I've practiced enough, learned enough and gained enough experience and savings that I can employ others responsibly. If I have good ideas and do it right, there's a chance that I could have that yacht. It's what we call economic incentive, or "motivation".

Lariscus 3y ago
Wagie, wagie! Get in cagie! Boss needs help now don't be lazy Zero breaks will make you crazy I'll tell the guards to get their tazie Need to get those new iPhones Got to pay those student loans Work your fingers to the bones Bosses need vacation homes Don't trust unions, vote in pairs Buy all of boss' consumer wares We'll stay seated in our chairs And make our bosses millionaires Love your work, love the pain Feel the life drain from your brain Think of all you have to gain As your dreams go down the drain Come on wagie, join the crew! Don't you want your wages too? And if the boss man makes you blue You deserve it, you're a screw! Weekend comes 'round after ages You can come collect your wages Throw your parties, have your rages Then get back into your cages
andyjohnson0 3y ago
> If I have good ideas and do it right, there's a chance that I could have that yacht. It's what we call economic incentive, or "motivation". I dunno man, but you're clearly a believer. I hope it sustains you over the long-term.
- claytongulick 3y ago
  A believer? In what? An economic system that, for all its flaws, has proven to be the most successful for the most people in all of human history? I guess so. But happy to hear about proven alternatives. > I hope it sustains you over the long-term Well, I'm about 50, started from very little, worked hard my whole life, and have managed to find a degree of success. Seems to have worked out so far. I hope it continues. Certainly better than the alternative - blaming everyone else, the successful, and "the system" and not doing as much as I could to take responsibility and better myself.

Lariscus 3y ago

Wagie, wagie! Get in cagie! Boss needs help now don't be lazy Zero breaks will make you crazy I'll tell the guards to get their tazie Need to get those new iPhones Got to pay those student loans Work your fingers to the bones Bosses need vacation homes Don't trust unions, vote in pairs Buy all of boss' consumer wares We'll stay seated in our chairs And make our bosses millionaires Love your work, love the pain Feel the life drain from your brain Think of all you have to gain As your dreams go down the drain Come on wagie, join the crew! Don't you want your wages too? And if the boss man makes you blue You deserve it, you're a screw! Weekend comes 'round after ages You can come collect your wages Throw your parties, have your rages Then get back into your cages

andyjohnson0 3y ago

> If I have good ideas and do it right, there's a chance that I could have that yacht. It's what we call economic incentive, or "motivation". I dunno man, but you're clearly a believer. I hope it sustains you over the long-term.

claytongulick 3y ago
A believer? In what? An economic system that, for all its flaws, has proven to be the most successful for the most people in all of human history? I guess so. But happy to hear about proven alternatives. > I hope it sustains you over the long-term Well, I'm about 50, started from very little, worked hard my whole life, and have managed to find a degree of success. Seems to have worked out so far. I hope it continues. Certainly better than the alternative - blaming everyone else, the successful, and "the system" and not doing as much as I could to take responsibility and better myself.