That’s actually just something people who sell out their morals say to make themselves feel better. There are absolutely people who don’t have a price. It’s not particularly many and society and those in power are generally able to deal with them in other ways, but there are in fact people who stick to their lines in regards to money.
I could earn double my low salary, as a software developer, working for say a gambling company, but I’d rather make less and not propagate misery from predatory industries.
I’m working on becoming a game developer but I live in a place chock full of casinos, so looking up “games company” on a map is very disappointing here.
They can sure pay well sometimes, though. The temptation is real. But I really couldn’t have any sort of passion for even sweeping their floors, much less constructing flashier products that merely serve to more-efficiently short circuit people’s rational thinking into emptying their wallets.
I think the loud secret is that these “games” thrive on desperation en masse, rather than the comparatively few wealthy and “responsible gamblers.”
I don’t judge the plenty of good folks who make a living doing it because they need to make a living, but I’d rather struggle more towards something I can believe in that doesn’t compromise my soul or contribute to ruining anybody’s life.
Now if only high moral standards could pay the bills…
Oh well, I’ll just keep remembering Matthew 6:26 :)
Looking at how badly I am getting down voted, I am afraid to say anything too controversial. I have probably been reported several times for being correct.
Everybody has their price.
That’s actually just something people who sell out their morals say to make themselves feel better. There are absolutely people who don’t have a price. It’s not particularly many and society and those in power are generally able to deal with them in other ways, but there are in fact people who stick to their lines in regards to money.
No they don’t.
I could earn double my low salary, as a software developer, working for say a gambling company, but I’d rather make less and not propagate misery from predatory industries.
Bang on. Right there with you.
I’m working on becoming a game developer but I live in a place chock full of casinos, so looking up “games company” on a map is very disappointing here.
They can sure pay well sometimes, though. The temptation is real. But I really couldn’t have any sort of passion for even sweeping their floors, much less constructing flashier products that merely serve to more-efficiently short circuit people’s rational thinking into emptying their wallets.
I think the loud secret is that these “games” thrive on desperation en masse, rather than the comparatively few wealthy and “responsible gamblers.”
I don’t judge the plenty of good folks who make a living doing it because they need to make a living, but I’d rather struggle more towards something I can believe in that doesn’t compromise my soul or contribute to ruining anybody’s life.
Now if only high moral standards could pay the bills…
Oh well, I’ll just keep remembering Matthew 6:26 :)
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Bullshit. I prefer being able to sleep at night over being rich.
It’s not about what they could give you, it’s about what they could take away.
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I’d make way more money in defense. I’ve actively avoided it in my career. I spent one summer at LM as an intern. Never went back.
Some of us don’t have our souls up for sale and never will.
What if the corpos threaten to unalive your family?
You’re an edgelord? That’s a pre-existing condition.
Do you think corpos wouldn’t unalive people to increase their profits?
This is Lemmy, you can say “kill” here
Looking at how badly I am getting down voted, I am afraid to say anything too controversial. I have probably been reported several times for being correct.
Correct about what? I said I’d never sell my soul. I’d never put myself in a position to be targeted in the first place.
Sure, my price is making enough money on my first day there to solve world hunger.