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Guys today are the not too distant descendants of guys who where fighting in wars, hunting, fishing. The feeling of conquest, discovery, risk taking, competition was there for a long time whatever the causal relationship testosterone, genes, environment, evolution, not sure but it was there.

Well now we sit in cubicles, typing on keyboards, sometimes drawing on whiteboards. However our brains and bodies, hormones, basic desires are still not too different those who hunted and fought in wars. So now instead of a bringing down a huge bison, we re factor a shit-ton of code. Or implement some killer features. It provides some of the similar sensation of accomplishment, bragging, feeling good and important.