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Re:Ambitious teenagers are flooding into San Francisco by comex on Thursday May 14, 2015 @03:18PM (#9547011)
People fighting in wars get killed. People doing this at worst come away feeling like they've wasted/lost a few years of their life - life goes on - and at best come away feeling fulfilled and/or wealthier (what more can you ask for?).
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Re:Ambitious teenagers are flooding into San Francisco by dblarons on Thursday May 14, 2015 @03:42PM (#9547145)
I totally agree. It is an imperfect comparison, and by no means did I intend to directly compare the horrors of war with a few years spent in a hacker house. But it is interesting that the reasons quoted above can be used to justify so many levels of exploitation.
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