> Yeah, and don't forget to whip yourself regularly.
Interesting in the context of "Programmers make programs. You should probably make money."
Last time I checked, (the need of) making money was the whip ensuring people produce stuff. As a society, we put up with most people routinly producing the worst possible crap they can get away with, while inventing new creative ways to take more money for it, only because it ensures enough stuff gets produced for everyone to go around.
> If something is not worth selling, probably is not worth actively sharing & supporting either.
I beg to disagree. A lot of well-selling products today should not even exist. Marketing has much better ROI than delivering something of value. OTOH, a lot of things that absolutely should be supported and rewared isn't. Think about infrastructure, or people like paramedics.
But hey, maybe that's why I'm poor - I consider making money as an unpleasant necessity instead of end goal.
Interesting in the context of "Programmers make programs. You should probably make money."
Last time I checked, (the need of) making money was the whip ensuring people produce stuff. As a society, we put up with most people routinly producing the worst possible crap they can get away with, while inventing new creative ways to take more money for it, only because it ensures enough stuff gets produced for everyone to go around.
> If something is not worth selling, probably is not worth actively sharing & supporting either.
I beg to disagree. A lot of well-selling products today should not even exist. Marketing has much better ROI than delivering something of value. OTOH, a lot of things that absolutely should be supported and rewared isn't. Think about infrastructure, or people like paramedics.
But hey, maybe that's why I'm poor - I consider making money as an unpleasant necessity instead of end goal.