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by minimaxir 4163 days ago
> Successful "techies" never work at companies they don't believe in.

This is an odd application of No True Scotsman: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman

There are many nonobvious reasons for choosing to work at a certain company, even if you don't believe in the company (e.g. salary to support a family as the highest priority)