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0 pointswhstl1y ago0 comments

I have lot of sympathy for resume-driven developers. They're just answering to the labor market. More power to them.

When companies do what the market expect we praise them. When it's workers, we scorn them. This attitude is seriously fucked up.

When companies start hiring based on experience, adaptability, curiosity, potential and curiosity then you get to complain. Until that, anyone doing it should be considered a fucking genius.

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usefulcat1y ago

Pretty sure most of the resentment comes from working with such people. Which I think is understandable.

whstlOP1y ago

Understandable, but still wrongfully blaming a player rather than the game itself.

marsovo1y ago

I don't think it's wrong to blame people who make life more difficult for others for their own aggrandizement

The game doesn't exist without players. I could make more money if I worked at Meta or Amazon, but at what cost?

I understand the realities of Game Theory, but then one could argue that being blamed and criticized for one's choices is also part of the game. "Mr Wolfcastle, how do you sleep at night?" "On a big pile of money with many beautiful ladies"

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