Polite disagree on this: there are a lot of ways to structure a trade with the rest of the world for your time and talent. A very important component of this trade will be the price. Price and structure are far, far less dependent than many smart people believe them to be.https://twitter.com/codinghorror/status/1097743352315797505 …
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If this sounds like a very financier-flavored metaphor it is because having the lens to look at the world like Wall Street is a useful tool instrumentally regardless of your cultural background, goals, job, or aesthetics. (Believe much the same about thinking like a dev, FWIW)
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If what you're pursuing is satisfaction, the wall street lens is not the right instrument. The satisfaction might not come from the
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I think I have a utility function which is pretty far from "maximize for the money" but I get substantial mileage out of thinking like Wall Street anyway, including by e.g. "You are asking me to tradeoff X for Y; let's get concrete on consequences, timelines, and scenarios."
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