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teddyh on July 31, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Botanists are disappearing – just when the world n...

> I often meet a lot of IT people who surprise me with their fixation on making money.

I think it’s the other way around. Ever since the late 1990’s IT boom, a lot of money-hungry people have flocked to IT.

woweoe on July 31, 2022 [–]

I think we are saying the same thing here. The work ethic is based on different bases for both - you would never be needlessly harming your health if you are passion driven for example.

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