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Three Ways to Get Paid (2018)

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Re: Three Ways to Get Paid (2018)

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Post by dentemple »

Wowfunhappy wrote: post #20
neogodless wrote: post #9

The "read the rest" button seems broken in Firefox on Windows... so that makes for a very short post.

I’m interpreting the submission as just what can be read on the page, but I still liked it. Brief and to the point.

I appreciate brief and to the point. It's a world that's rapidly going away thanks to LLMs' love of over-explaining everything.

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Post by allenu »

It sounds like another way to put it: tell people what they want to hear and you'll go far. Most people want their beliefs confirmed, whether what they believe is true or fiction. Unfortunately it can lead to an echo chamber-y world where people only associate themselves with others who have the same core beliefs, which is even easier when communities are online.

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Post by wrs »

tombert wrote: post #48

I've told this story before, but it's relevant. When I worked at BigCo [1], we were interviewing a candidate for a position. He was pretty good, and we were in the process of making him an offer, but he was asking for more money and trying to negotiate his salary higher. I don't have an issue with this, BigCo has plenty of money, but other people, including a manager, were complaining. They felt that this is a good j…

I've been at BigCos in times past where there was some plausibility to this, but in the current BigCo workplace climate, anybody who tries to claim it's not about the money has a long row to hoe!

Re: Three Ways to Get Paid (2018)

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Post by bigblind »

Aperocky wrote: post #45
Gualdrapo wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So the author lied and they are trying to get rich?

Author never told us what happens when one lies to those who seek the truth... is that on a different plane of reference?

Then you become a poletician, though I guess that could also apply to lying to people who want to be lied to.

Re: Three Ways to Get Paid (2018)

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Post by mlhpdx »

The wisdom from my Mom was “it’s better to be paid for what you know than what you do”. I’ve found it’s a bit more subtle than that, and enjoyed and learned a lot from piece work labor. But the sweet spot seems to be getting paid for what you do that uses what you know.

AI notwithstanding, of course.

Re: Three Ways to Get Paid (2018)

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Post by tombert »

wrs wrote: post #53
tombert wrote: post #48

I've told this story before, but it's relevant. When I worked at BigCo [1], we were interviewing a candidate for a position. He was pretty good, and we were in the process of making him an offer, but he was asking for more money and trying to negotiate his salary higher. I don't have an issue with this, BigCo has plenty of money, but other people, including a manager, were complaining. They felt that this is a good j…

I've been at BigCos in times past where there was some plausibility to this, but in the current BigCo workplace climate, anybody who tries to claim it's not about the money has a long row to hoe!

This would have been 2019. Even then, I feel like anyone who had been in the industry long enough should have developed some level of cynicism.

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Post by beej71 »

When I was a dev working with my business-oriented business partner, I had to get used to sitting in meetings where we promised the client the world having no idea if I could accomplish it or not.

Made a lot more money than I could have on my own.

"Ray, when someone asks you if you're a god, you say 'YES'!!"

Re: Three Ways to Get Paid (2018)

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Post by nyeah »

jaxn wrote: post #4
kuanbutts wrote: post #2

There's got to be a variant that is a 2x2 matrix of this: Lie to others, lie to yourself (spiral together; either fantastically poor or spectacularly rich) Lie to others, tell yourself the truth (manipulation, morally broke, but materially rich) Tell others the truth, tell yourself the truth (integrity, barely scrape by) Tell others the truth, lie to yourself (be used by the system, usually end up poorly)

I think the fourth would be "lie to those who want you to tell the truth". His father's saying may have been: "There are three honest ways to make a living". The fourth option is where scams and fraud live.

Some might argue that lying to those who want to be lied to is still usually dishonest.

Re: Three Ways to Get Paid (2018)

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Post by WorkerBee28474 »

For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear.

2 Timothy 4 (NLT), circa 65 Anno Domini

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