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Re:Floyd Martin retires after nearly 35 years as a mailman t... by zackbloom on Friday May 24, 2019 @11:39AM (#20002668)
This is a little dystopian to me. You absolutely can have a job which pays you to build things you think matter.
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Re:Floyd Martin retires after nearly 35 years as a mailman t... by badpun on Friday May 24, 2019 @04:52PM (#20005185)
How many coders can have such jobs? 5%? 10%? Probably not more... For the rest of us, you either find satisfaction in the craft itself, or outside work.
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