As an european guy, this article sounded very weird, even if very interresting.
I understand the shortcomings about working in an industry wich is not easily talked about , even if everyone knows it exists, and a large share of people in the world are using it's products.
But when Jeff says :
"And I don't expect every programmer to be doing noble, selfless work for the good of humanity. All the same, it's difficult for me to respect software engineering in the service of such least common denominator interests."
I just wonder how 95% of the work available in CS and internet is more "good for humanity" than working for porn sites. It really really doesn't seem clear to me.
I understand the shortcomings about working in an industry wich is not easily talked about , even if everyone knows it exists, and a large share of people in the world are using it's products.
But when Jeff says :
"And I don't expect every programmer to be doing noble, selfless work for the good of humanity. All the same, it's difficult for me to respect software engineering in the service of such least common denominator interests."
I just wonder how 95% of the work available in CS and internet is more "good for humanity" than working for porn sites. It really really doesn't seem clear to me.