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echelon | 3 days ago

> You mean, money sucking companies, right?

Is that what you (and all people) are in your job function? A money suck?

Do you ever buy anything for food, shelter, and clothing? Do you have hobbies?

Capitalism means we don't have to all be hunter-gatherers, and I'm pretty keen on that trade.

> because that won't work. That is why!

This is the forum for a venture capital firm. A lot of the folks here build things with the intention of creating value and getting compensated for that value creation. Other valid options are sitting at home and playing video games, reading a book, or posting on HN.

I like working on problems where I'm the customer and where I would buy the product if it existed. Turns out, there tend to be other people who would buy my software too.

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qsera|3 days ago

I get paid for what I do. Not for what I promise to do.