[wwwdonohue]

“Let me ask everyone, if you don’t put out more time and energy than others, how can you achieve the success you want?”

To be fair, Ma worked 996 when he started his own company, which is different from being forced to do so because you can't find a developer job that doesn't require you to work 996.

[captainbland]

Agreed. This kind of unadulterated competition is a race to the bottom for their employees. Nevermind that it's almost certainly counter-productive and that they'll just be pushing a bunch of already burned-out employees who'll inevitably be making tired mistakes and developing outright resentment for their paymasters.

[suby]

Ma did so knowing the potential upside was becoming a billionaire. How many of these workers can say that?