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		zkirill on Jan 13, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I think I know why you can't hire engineers right ... Is there a linear slope between awesomeness of work and salary? In that case, wouldn’t it theoretically be possible to convince an engineer to work for free given enough awesomeness? Or, conversely, convince them to work on something profoundly uninspiring given infinite salary?

chadcmulligan on Jan 13, 2022 [–]

Isn't that exactly how it is now?

for free given enough awesomeness = FOSS

something profoundly uninspiring given infinite salary = facebook

tonyedgecombe on Jan 13, 2022 | [–]

It seems even a Java logging framework for enterprises is enough awesomeness for free.

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