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Re:Not Just Any Old Geek by daemonk on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @06:42AM (#12596671)
Yeah definitely. I actually work in academia (I guess I wasn't very qualified to speak about SV). But it's the same shtick everywhere. Passion has become an euphemism for soft corporate brain-washing.

I am reminded of this blog article by an ad executive before his death where he raised similar points about his industry:

http://www.lindsredding.com/2012/03/11/a-overdue-lesson-in-p...

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Re:Not Just Any Old Geek by superJimmy64 on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @07:18AM (#12596817)
>(You don’t have to drive creative folk like most workers. They drive themselves. Just wind ’em up and let ’em go.)

Great link: Very, VERY insightful.

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Re:Not Just Any Old Geek by drvdevd on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @07:38AM (#12596901)
Agreed. What an excellent read! Highly recommended.
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Re:Not Just Any Old Geek by emodendroket on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @09:28AM (#12597423)
I always like to think of passion in the classical meaning (like "the passion of Christ") when I read crap about being passionate at work.
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