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Re:Ask HN: What to do about a strike? by Elepsis on Tuesday December 09, 2008 @10:42PM (#392425)
I would argue that your social connections are very much based on your competence (albeit in an often different skillset).
Re:Ask HN: What to do about a strike? by time_management on Tuesday December 09, 2008 @11:40PM (#392482)
The kinds of social connections that result in F-500 CEOship are not acquired, but inherited or (in rare cases) purchased.