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Re:I hate Hackathons by nandalism on Thursday February 09, 2023 @03:36AM (#34721232)
Programmers need to stop working for free and stop aiding the normalization of free work.

No other profession works for free. On the rare occasions they do, they expect and receive massive social status boosts.

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Re:I hate Hackathons by charcircuit on Thursday February 09, 2023 @05:19AM (#34721937)
Hackathons are not work. If you play esports for work not every time you play a video game it is work.
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Re:I hate Hackathons by TheCoelacanth on Thursday February 09, 2023 @10:23AM (#34725350)
Internal corporate hackathons are the exact opposite of free work. You are getting paid and you get to make something fun instead of something needed for business reasons.
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