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Re:AMA: Ivan Kutskir, creator of Photopea by rvz on Sunday April 11, 2021 @07:24AM (#26769491)
> I'd bet there are hundreds or thousands of genius programmers living in Russia, Brazil, the Balkans, Guatemala and many other countries that simply couldn't land a job at FAANG even if they wanted to.

Maybe they know they are just too clever for FAANG companies and can do even better for themselves by starting their own businesses?

We have to stop this constant submission to FAANG companies as 'the dream job' when in fact there are smaller companies out there that are just as good as they are and are also extremely profitable.

I don't they are interested in the glory days of the 2010s which the FAANG companies were the talk of the town. Fast-forward 10 years, they are now under scrutiny by everyone and it's not looking good for them. It's time to find new and emerging companies that will define the 2020s or 2030s.

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Re:AMA: Ivan Kutskir, creator of Photopea by IggleSniggle on Sunday April 11, 2021 @09:19AM (#26770160)
> We have to stop this constant submission to FAANG companies as 'the dream job' when in fact their are smaller companies out there that are just as good as they are and are also extremely profitable.

I agree! There’s also highly profitable private software businesses that are bigger than Netflix. I work for one. While it doesn’t pay nearly as well as FAANG, it does pay well, and is low-pressure / laid-back (I’m actually thinking about leaving not for better pay but for a faster-paced environment).

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