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Re:Netflix claims Fortnite is now a bigger competitor than HBO by the_cat_kittles on Sunday January 20, 2019 @02:25AM (#18951665)
did you ever resolve your moral dilemma? having done a very similar thing for another company, i felt the same way. ultimately i decided it was probably a net neutral, or possibly a slight minus, which definitely weighed on me. but the real reason i quit was because i decided it was incredibly lame. its so easy to find something thats an unambiguous plus, why even bother with questionable jobs? curious where youve landed, thinking wise
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Re:Netflix claims Fortnite is now a bigger competitor than HBO by jedberg on Sunday January 20, 2019 @05:19AM (#18952318)
I always felt that it was a positive. I'm giving people hours of joy, allowing them to escape from whatever it is they are escaping from. I never even considered it a problem.

I was glad that I didn't work somewhere where the consumer was the product, and that we didn't really have to exploit anyone to deliver our product. Of all of the FAANG companies to work for, Netflix seems to be the one with the least things to complain about.

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Re:Netflix claims Fortnite is now a bigger competitor than HBO by pbhjpbhj on Sunday January 20, 2019 @09:22AM (#18953148)
>its so easy to find something thats an unambiguous plus//

I think if you can walk in to a job in any area/industry you wish you're very fortunate. How?

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Re:Netflix claims Fortnite is now a bigger competitor than HBO by the_cat_kittles on Sunday January 20, 2019 @11:28AM (#18953768)
stop trying to make alot of money. its really that simple
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Re:Netflix claims Fortnite is now a bigger competitor than HBO by pbhjpbhj on Sunday January 20, 2019 @11:57AM (#18953988)
Could you give examples, I don't consider auxiliary workers to be really part of an industry (like non-specialist janitors aren't part of the satellite sector, say). Other than those roles I don't see how you can flit between industries chasing an ethical posting.

Let's say I'd like to work in environmental science .. what role can I walk into?

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Re:Netflix claims Fortnite is now a bigger competitor than HBO by the_cat_kittles on Sunday January 20, 2019 @01:08PM (#18954462)
perfect example- i do data vis for carbon emissions on volunteer basis. there are lots of oppotunities like that that you could probably get paid a bit to do. email proffs working on cool projects and see if they need some cheap tech help. i repair and sell used electronics on ebay to make some money
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