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by zeropnc 2545 days ago
Nerds have been trying to seem edgy railing the "work smart not hard" mantra for decades. It's a nice way to seem clever and enlightened, but it doesn't really make any sense.

> Why am I celebrating mere effort? Celebrate creativity, insights, breakthroughs, rebellions, anything but mere effort

Uh, why not do both? You know who really succeeds? the person who has creative breakthroughs AND works harder than everyone else.

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Yea I think this comment section seems to believe in the time value of labor. We’re pretty much limited by what people want to pay for our work.