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Re:Developer won’t get hit by a bus, they’ll get hired by Ne... by whatshisface on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @02:33PM (#24124002)
Google buys labor using the proceeds from the stuff they assign the labor to do. Their money does not come from a second market unrelated to programmers. Even if you flipped buyers and sellers your analogy would be inapplicable.
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Re:Developer won’t get hit by a bus, they’ll get hired by Ne... by a1369209993 on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @03:53PM (#24125167)
> Their money does not come from a second market unrelated to [those] programmers.

Yes it does: Google makes money from advertising, not from self-driving cars.

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