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This is obviously false, the world is full of people who are passionate about what they get paid to do.


The world is also full of people who are not passionate about what they get paid to do, and they do it because it is high-paying and offers security.


I would say the world is full of people who are passionate about getting paid, which makes best course of action to be not doing a thing while convincing others you do, which IMO is harmful.


Yeah, and for “professionals” it’s pretty rare to find someone that doesn’t at least like the field they chose, spent 4+ years of university on, and applied for jobs in. It’s vanishingly rare to find someone exceptionally talented in a field they hate because of the practice it takes to get to that level.


>It’s vanishingly rare to find someone exceptionally talented in a field they hate because of the practice it takes to get to that level.

So what do I win?


I mean, the prize is really bad :(.




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