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Re:Ask HN: If you were a coder who successfully changed care... by devopsproject on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @11:53AM (#14848690)
The biggest "aha" moment for me was realizing that everyone out there busting their asses and burning out to "increase shareholder value" were making me rich.
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Re:Ask HN: If you were a coder who successfully changed care... by aj_g on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @12:13PM (#14848909)
What do you mean? That "increasing shareholder value" just increases the value of your investments and they're working for you?
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Re:Ask HN: If you were a coder who successfully changed care... by devopsproject on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @04:25PM (#14851540)
Something like that. The link above has some more info but the key is that it only works because there are still tons of people not pursuing FIRE (Financial Independence / Retire Early) and you reap the rewards of their work while you have retired early.
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