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Re:Big Tech is getting cozy with computer science departments by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Friday December 04, 2020 @07:56AM (#25301734)
Then maybe we, as a culture, should work harder on not looking down on people who do the actual labor of keeping civilization afloat.
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Re:Big Tech is getting cozy with computer science departments by oblio on Friday December 04, 2020 @08:17AM (#25301901)
Well, good luck with that.

It's pretty much universal that people appreciate some kinds of work and look down on others.

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Re:Big Tech is getting cozy with computer science departments by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Friday December 04, 2020 @09:16AM (#25302403)
Mike Rowe did a lot of good work promoting more respect for traditionally looked-down-upon jobs. It is just a matter of changing cultural narrative.
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Re:Big Tech is getting cozy with computer science departments by alisonkisk on Friday December 04, 2020 @03:50PM (#25307744)
Not really. People look down on jobs that pay less for the cost in work and health.
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