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Re:Too Much Experience to Be Hired? Some Older Americans Fac... by jghn on Saturday March 25, 2017 @04:13PM (#13957347)
"and complain about the cyclical nature of programming"

What is wrong with this? There are cycles in our industry. Sure, it's not exactly the same each time around but the themes go back and forth.

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Re:Too Much Experience to Be Hired? Some Older Americans Fac... by humanrebar on Saturday March 25, 2017 @11:38PM (#13958979)
I agree with you.

At the risk of speaking for someone else, my impression is that "cyclical nature" is fighting the last battle filtered through cognitive dissonance. It also comes across as aloof and/or academic to some people.

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