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Re:Working in Silicon Valley was fun. Now it's just another ... by catchnear4321 on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @09:10AM (#37914411)
> work isn’t meant to be fun

that tired joke just reinforces the silly notion that individuals should just put up with things for money, and probably even be grateful for it.

laying it all out, that’s quite funny.

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Re:Working in Silicon Valley was fun. Now it's just another ... by otabdeveloper4 on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @09:57AM (#37915128)
> silly notion that individuals should just put up with things for money

Well, yes. If you enjoy doing it then you'll do it for free. No need to pay you.

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Re:Working in Silicon Valley was fun. Now it's just another ... by catchnear4321 on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @01:23PM (#37918390)
that’s silly.

why do it for free if someone needs the thing done and is willing to pay? they pay you for what they view as work, and you do what you view as play.

is that such a wild notion for you?

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Re:Working in Silicon Valley was fun. Now it's just another ... by lambda_garden on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @10:23AM (#37915571)
Indeed.

You get paid to deliver more value to someone than you cost them (or someone else might cost them!)

Whether or not you have fun has little to do with it.

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Re:Working in Silicon Valley was fun. Now it's just another ... by catchnear4321 on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @01:24PM (#37918422)
you seem to miss that humans aren’t cogs, and a motivated human can perform better than a demotivated one.

having fun can actually increase value produced.

so, yes, it very much has something to do with it.

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