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Re:The tech sec­tor might be evil by dagw on Thursday September 21, 2017 @05:15AM (#15301752)
A see a lot of students who seem to have that as their goal in life.

I wonder if that really is their goal? I think if you pushed them on it you'll probably find that their true life goal was to earn a massive salary while hanging out with smart people and fucking around with cool tech. It just so happens that (they believe that) {Google, Facebook, Amazon, ...} will offer them that.

I suspect there is a good reason that Google, Facebook etc. structure their work setting on an idealized version of the university campus.

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Re:The tech sec­tor might be evil by danieldk on Thursday September 21, 2017 @08:02AM (#15302466)
I wonder if that really is their goal?

The aspects that you mention definitely count as well, but I think that prestige is a large part of it (both in the field and among family/friends).

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Re:The tech sec­tor might be evil by rmc on Thursday September 21, 2017 @05:56AM (#15301923)
They will also provide free food, a laundry service, etc. It's basically like having your mother look after you!
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