I'm in favour of writing simple python that even a junior dev can read rather than using niche syntax tricks. Guess that depends on whether you think a junior should know this syntax.
To be fair, many companies do this but with salaries, teams, seniority level and candidates are expected to just cop it.
I know our company is so desperate for good talent that if the right engineer offered part time, we would probably accept. Most candidates get another offer and never reply.
+1 for bringing aus beer culture into this. I lived in China for 3 months and once I came back, VB tasted as good as any craft beer - a luxury. My friends thought I was crazy, but it taught me just how relative our experiences can be.
I think Musk is a better example. Money is just a medium for him to change the world for the better. I'm sure being rich makes Musk happy, only because it enables him to make a difference.
I had something I created added to the site, and I had no previous knowledge of it ever existing. Good discussion evolved around the post and some beta testers. I quite like PH, never got the hate.
Not wearing my tin foil hat, just reporting what I found when I tried to test it myself. Only our computers on the router, had never googled the topics.
I agree with you up until the mic comment.
I ran a few tests with friends. We talked about very obscure topics repeatedly (and nothing else) that we would otherwise would have never messaged, and after scrolling 2 mins, targeted ads appeared for those topics. Happened for multiple topics.
Your last paragraph describes the Australian university system. Government foots the bill to invest in your education, you pay it back gradually (and not until you're earning enough for it not to hurt).