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by circuit_ 1892 days ago
People could get jobs this way. It's a clear indication that somebody's done something noteworthy.
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If people get jobs this way, its a sign how bad recruiters are, not that this is anything that needs to be copied.

The badge literally means "made a commit in an essentially random selection of repositories", and is a less informative signal than "contributions to <library>" on a CV.