> Dave Chappelle has a bit in which he talks about how this one pimp manages to "get extra mileage" from one of his (the pimps) whores who is on the brink of quitting, of breaking down. The horrible story, expertly delivered by one the greatest stand-up comedians and storytellers to ever live, is an allusion to what happened to Mr. Chappelle in Hollywood - an explanation on why he left and went to fucking Africa of a…
Personal Memoirs of a Silicon Valley Tech Whore: Part 1
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Re: Personal Memoirs of a Silicon Valley Tech Whore: Part 1
#22You might find that your attitude is the problem, and not the industry itself. If you’re so cynical as to compare writing code for a living to human trafficking and sex work, which are very real problems that you have carelessly and insensitively used as a metaphor, maybe you should find a new gig. And this isn’t about political correctness, either. I don’t care about them. But if you were going to use this metaphor…
> You might find that your attitude is the problem, and not the industry itself. If you’re so cynical as to compare writing code for a living to human trafficking and sex work, which are very real problems that you have carelessly and insensitively used as a metaphor, maybe you should find a new gig.
He's extending on a comparison by Dave Chappelle, who wasn't actually talking about sex work itself, but rather the kinds of manipulation exploitative people use to push others past their limits in order to profit from them more. Someone linked it here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25997841.
I think the OP article has issues, but not the one you're complaining about.
Re: Personal Memoirs of a Silicon Valley Tech Whore: Part 1
#23My grandfather worked in a coal mine and died in a coal mine. My father worked 40 years in a shipyard. I've worked 40 years in a various cubical farms. Get over it, work is work, that's why they pay you. Be grateful that you have a job. Do what you can to make work a better environment for you and your co-workers. At the end of the day you job isn't you life - it provides for your life.
Re: Personal Memoirs of a Silicon Valley Tech Whore: Part 1
#24My grandfather worked in a coal mine and died in a coal mine. My father worked 40 years in a shipyard. I've worked 40 years in a various cubical farms. Get over it, work is work, that's why they pay you. Be grateful that you have a job. Do what you can to make work a better environment for you and your co-workers. At the end of the day you job isn't you life - it provides for your life.
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