I've noticed programmers leaning leftward the longer they're in the workforce. Watching the machines of commerce from the inside has a very sobering effect, particularly if you're not one of the guys getting paid out the nose for the privilege.
But straight out of college? I'll admit it. I was a Ron Paul guy.
Making something that can provide value to the company in perpetuity, and then having the company forget you did that and demand more, over and over again, while they're still profiting off the first thing, really is some of the purest alienated labor.
I've noticed programmers leaning leftward the longer they're in the workforce. Watching the machines of commerce from the inside has a very sobering effect, particularly if you're not one of the guys getting paid out the nose for the privilege.
But straight out of college? I'll admit it. I was a Ron Paul guy.
Making something that can provide value to the company in perpetuity, and then having the company forget you did that and demand more, over and over again, while they're still profiting off the first thing, really is some of the purest alienated labor.
Explains a lot for me personally, and the surprisingly positive interactions with colleagues when politics are brought up