[syndicatedjelly]

This guys’ posts read like someone put Paul Graham in a tumble dryer and interviewed him immediately afterwards on a topic pulled from a hat

    If you ship a project and your management chain begins talking about the next thing, stop improving that project. In my experience, continuing to work on an already-shipped project is a very common mistake. Declare victory and walk away!

Got it. Shipped = Victory.

Take some pride in your craft sheesh

[scarface_74]

I can’t exchange “pride” for goods and services. The people that hold the power to give you raises and promotions don’t care about “craftsmenship”

[syndicatedjelly]

Why are you so conditioned to think that fancier titles and more and more money is the end goal of it all?

[hobs]

Because that's how the entire reward system is structured - ask management why they care about that stuff (money) and you will understand why people do it (money).

[scarface_74]

I have this insatiable addiction to food and shelter. If I could get over my addiction, not only wouldn’t I care about money, I wouldn’t be working.

[robertlagrant]

Your apparent "need" for food and shelter is a social construct! Get out there! And by "out there", I mean out in the cold!