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But it doesn't make sense to do a job you'd hate. Just be honest, land the job where you're happy.


> But it doesn't make sense to do a job you'd hate. Just be honest, land the job where you're happy.

In this economy it's really a luxury to nitpick about the job when there are bills to pay, mouths to feed, a roof over one's head is a must. The well of have a lot more options regarding this.


As a software developer with a non-bloated lifestyle? Bullshit.


> it doesn't make sense to do a job you'd hate

That assumes using/not using ai will make me hate the job. Which is not true at all for me. Would be perfectly happy either way. (Or rather to say my happyness would depend on other factors.) Obviously i wouldn’t want to be the only team member not using AI in a team using AI or vice versa.


Answer like that, be honest.


Maslow's hierarchy of needs comes into play.


But no one will pay me to watch tv all day


Oh but they will: https://gracenote.com/. These people sit and watch TV, note down every event taking place then sell the data. Search for Infostrada and how it came under Gracenote. That's where the info like "this is his first X since the game Y Z years ago" comes from.


If you're good enough at it, I suppose someone would. (There are television critics after all.)

But I'm just curious: if someone were to give you a living wage to do nothing but watch TV all day for the rest of your life, how many years do you think might go by before you would start to ask yourself, Is this really what I want to spend my one, exquisite, irreplaceable life on?




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