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1. carterschonwald · 1790006086 · focus · HN ↗

   theres a certain amount of financial security needed for folks to do this kinda thing.

   1. phyzome · 1790006690 · focus · HN ↗

      Of course. But software developers are, on the whole, pretty damn well compensated. As a group we have a lot of freedom to make these sorts of financial decisions.

      Yes, some members of the group don't have that freedom. But that doesn't excuse the ones who do.

   2. calcifer · 1790006876 · focus · HN ↗

      The article addresses that:

      > If the answer is the salary, say it louder, and do not force yourself to make excuses.

   3. throwaway713 · 1790006976 · focus · HN ↗

      You need to have money to do the right thing? Odd take. Plenty of people with much less have sacrificed much more throughout history.

      1. fodkodrasz · 1790026747 · focus · HN ↗

         When you make a sacrifice, it has to make sense, and must have some chance for success. In this case it needs to be recognized by others, and a contemporary person can hardly understand any other sacrifice than monetary.
   4. rglullis · 1790007092 · focus · HN ↗

      No. This is one of the many excuses that people employ to keep feeding the beast.
   5. skrtskrt · 1790007878 · focus · HN ↗

      Even if everyone had enough financial security (or realized they did), you need coordination, people are never going to independently and spontaneously turn down these jobs at evilcorp en masse - you need coordination, a.k.a strong unions which can actually effect the policies of the employer.
   6. pizzafeelsright · 1790008138 · focus · HN ↗

      "Now that my RSUs have been exercised, here is the problem with _________"

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