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Re:Game developers sharing their salaries on Twitter by davidgould on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @01:27AM (#27114534)
So by this theory people must really love janitorial and fast food work.
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Re:Game developers sharing their salaries on Twitter by golemotron on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @06:43AM (#27128756)
Nope. That's affirming the consequent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirming_the_consequent
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Re:Game developers sharing their salaries on Twitter by 22c on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @02:20AM (#27114824)
I don't think that commenter was saying that lower pay = more rewarding work, but that more rewarding work = satisfied with lower pay.

I know this certainly to be true for people I know who work in conservation.

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Re:Game developers sharing their salaries on Twitter by johnnyanmac on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @02:49PM (#27133773)
If I could be 16 and be paid to teach, I sure would "love" teaching.
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