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Re:Programming Is Forgetting: Toward a New Hacker Ethic by demonshalo on Sunday December 18, 2016 @08:18AM (#13205711)
> Whether you like it or not, most discoveries will be made by those who enjoy discovery, not by those who view it as a means to reach utopia.

I like this. A lot!

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Re:Programming Is Forgetting: Toward a New Hacker Ethic by qb45 on Sunday December 18, 2016 @03:12PM (#13207365)
Somewhat related: all things that have already been discovered will be subverted to reach utopia because those who enjoy discovery don't enjoy them anymore while utopia is a Big Thing™ which will be delivered Any Time Soon Now™, this time for sure, so it needs all resources it can use.

And the OP likes this a lot :)

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