> Similarly, I don't understand why the CxOs in my current (BigTech) company still work. You're done. You can do anything you want
Has it occurred to you that perhaps what they want is to be the CxO of a big tech company? There’s a lot of power, prestige, and impact on society that you can’t easily have if you quit. Maybe they really enjoy the work itself too.
You can just say "sociopath", it's faster.
Yeah what he is not understanding is they are already doing what they wanted in life.
Because it's genuinely not about the money for them. It's hard to believe, but some people really do want to make the world better in their way, with whatever tools they have that their disposal.
Companies do not make the world better.
Re:My role as a founder-CTO: year 8
by stoneforger on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @06:24PM
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The Kool Aid is strong, remember this is the forum of an incubator. One has to believe to drink the whole cup.
The company that made my robot vacuum cleaner definitely made my world better.
No, your robot vaccuum cleaner itself made _your_ life better. The _company_ made _the_ world worse, by over-charging, exploiting, and polluting. The fact that they happened to create a product that you personally enjoy does not negate the overall negative effect.
If the consumer thinks of himself as the center of the world, The Main Character so to speak, then the robot vacuum cleaner "made the world better."
Individuals can use their roles at companies to make the world better (whatever that means to them).
Also, companies are not the only kind of group someone can join (for money or not) with the goal of improving the world.
Similarly, I don't understand why the CxOs in my current (BigTech) company still work. You're done. You can do anything you want and yet you voluntarily continue to amass more?