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by inductive_magic 1240 days ago
My position is rooted in a blog-post I've read a couple years ago, 'don't call yourself a programmer' (well worth the read).

Core assumption: be visible and associated with profit -> good things will come your way.

How much this works will depend on your hand and the table. Personally, I don't feel drawn to dysfunctional/bloated [...] environments at all and have no FAANG experience, so I can't claim to estimate the agency in those environments, but I would assume it to be >0.

[0] https://www.kalzumeus.com/2011/10/28/dont-call-yourself-a-pr...