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Re:Ask HN: Was the job market this bad back at the WWW Bubbl... by tacostakohashi on Monday October 23, 2023 @08:32PM (#37993522)
So true, and the nature of the work is also really different. Kind of unrecognizable.

Before, there was a majority of folks who were into computers & programming as their hobby, since their teens / earlier, socialized around it, had personal projects as well as their day job - not saying it was healthy, but that's how it was. Now, mostly people that just did ok at school, wanted an easy/decent paying job, and do it as a 9-5.

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Re:Ask HN: Was the job market this bad back at the WWW Bubbl... by grassgreener on Monday October 23, 2023 @10:47PM (#37994351)
I’m definitely projecting a bit, but I find these generalizations harmful.

I work with people constantly romanticizing the good old days in my company, and being part of the new shitty days is not a good feeling. I’m sorry it’s different

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Re:Ask HN: Was the job market this bad back at the WWW Bubbl... by gnz11 on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @07:08AM (#37997338)
Eh, once you strip away the shiny of today, the work and what we do isn't that much different. Also, it wasn't an industry full of geniuses either as you allude to but a mixed bag like today. The bag is just larger now. The "9-5"ers had it right all along.
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Re:Ask HN: Was the job market this bad back at the WWW Bubbl... by unosama on Sunday October 29, 2023 @09:39PM (#38064758)
He just said they did it as a hobby since childhood. That doesn't make them geniuses.
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Re:Ask HN: Was the job market this bad back at the WWW Bubbl... by thiago_fm on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @08:25AM (#37998150)
That is still true in many places outside the US, where salaries haven't bubbled up, mostly geeks and nerds.
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Re:Ask HN: Was the job market this bad back at the WWW Bubbl... by tpmx on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @01:13PM (#38015241)
Money has this way of ruining good things.
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