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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_ethic , then?
Which enables aimlessly 'toying' around with (already existing) things,
discovering new (sometimes unforeseen) applications.
In opposotion to [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_work_ethic
where everything has to be 'goal oriented' from the start, guided by expected
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_on_investment and
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_to_market
While I (sometimes) can see the value of 2, 3 and 4 a world without 1 is very boring and drab.
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_ethic , then?
Which enables aimlessly 'toying' around with (already existing) things,
discovering new (sometimes unforeseen) applications.
In opposotion to [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_work_ethic
where everything has to be 'goal oriented' from the start, guided by expected
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_on_investment and
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_to_market
While I (sometimes) can see the value of 2, 3 and 4 a world without 1 is very boring and drab.