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[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 149 points 3 months ago (6 children) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.net 9 points 3 months ago I think the guy from idiocracy was a better choice but this is accurate too lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (4 children) There's just so many other options for making (plenty of) money, that doesn't involve actively participating in making the world worse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] crunchpaste@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 3 months ago* (1 child) Like working on open source projects? In light of recent mass layoffs I'd be quite interested what options of making (plenty of) money you think exist for developers that don't actively make the world worse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 6 points 3 months ago Spoiler: none permalink fedilink source parent [–] minfapper@piefed.social 4 points 3 months ago* (1 child) They pay like $700k/year. At that rate I could probably retire in 5-10 years and spend the rest of my life working on open source projects that actually improve the world full time! Ended up declining the interview, but I considered it very seriously. So I can understand why other people might accept. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] teslekova@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago Exactly. Helping organise a genocide in Myanmar, sure, that's bad, but on the other hand, money! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.net 9 points 3 months ago I think the guy from idiocracy was a better choice but this is accurate too lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (4 children) There's just so many other options for making (plenty of) money, that doesn't involve actively participating in making the world worse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] crunchpaste@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 3 months ago* (1 child) Like working on open source projects? In light of recent mass layoffs I'd be quite interested what options of making (plenty of) money you think exist for developers that don't actively make the world worse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 6 points 3 months ago Spoiler: none permalink fedilink source parent [–] minfapper@piefed.social 4 points 3 months ago* (1 child) They pay like $700k/year. At that rate I could probably retire in 5-10 years and spend the rest of my life working on open source projects that actually improve the world full time! Ended up declining the interview, but I considered it very seriously. So I can understand why other people might accept. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] teslekova@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago Exactly. Helping organise a genocide in Myanmar, sure, that's bad, but on the other hand, money! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] crunchpaste@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 3 months ago* (1 child) Like working on open source projects? In light of recent mass layoffs I'd be quite interested what options of making (plenty of) money you think exist for developers that don't actively make the world worse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 6 points 3 months ago Spoiler: none permalink fedilink source parent
[–] minfapper@piefed.social 4 points 3 months ago* (1 child) They pay like $700k/year. At that rate I could probably retire in 5-10 years and spend the rest of my life working on open source projects that actually improve the world full time! Ended up declining the interview, but I considered it very seriously. So I can understand why other people might accept. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] teslekova@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago Exactly. Helping organise a genocide in Myanmar, sure, that's bad, but on the other hand, money! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] teslekova@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago Exactly. Helping organise a genocide in Myanmar, sure, that's bad, but on the other hand, money! permalink fedilink source parent
