You seem to be very happy in a field that may not need you one day soon, Good luck!
--- Chris Dollin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Monday 08 November 2004 15:40, Stede Troisi > wrote: > > > What part of my response do you regard as > "overly > > > smart > > > and philosophical"? > > > > > > You claimed that someone was "dead wrong", > > > apparently > > > meaning that money was a source of happiness in > and > > > of > > > itself. Is that what you meant, or not? > > > > No! I don't care about the philisophical crap that > you > > or anyone else dishes on this site. > > So your "dead wrong" claim was wrong, or > meaningless, > or both, and didn't progress any discussion? > > > People like you who get all upset can debate that > to your > > hearts content. > > I'm not upset. Why do you think I'm upset? > > > Money is important (AKA - a job) > > Other things are important, too. Some are important > enough that one can take less money to obtain them. > I didn't see anyone claiming that money wasn't > "important" - just that it wasn't *supremely* > important. > > And if you job gives you loadsa money and eats your > heart, you lose. > > > Ignoring offshoring or accepting working for less > (as > > Ron Jeffries post mentioned) seems non-XP to me. > > Nothing more or less. > > It doesn't seem non-XP to me; what piece of XPness > do > you think it violates? I'd certainly trade money off > against things like: > > * a pleasant working environment > * a less stressful commute > * living in a preferred country > * sane IP strategy > > > > You used an unloaded (and unloadable) if to say > that > > > things could be different. Well, they could. So > > > what? > > > > You are on another planet. Stop the philisophical > > stuff! I was simply saying that money is > important. > > If that's what you want to say, say it - then you > don't > entangle your point with the plausibility (or > otherwise) > of hypotheticals. > > > There will be a level that most programmers will > > simply not be able to work as a programmer for a > > living. Period. Nothing more, nothing less. > > Do you mean, "if programming doesn't pay enough, > some > people won't be able to afford to be programmers"? > > > I would > > hope that doesn't happen but if we simply accept > it > > then I guess America will be another Allentown for > > programmers. > > Your "Allentown" reference is opaque to me, I'm > afraid. > > -- > Chris "electric hedgehog" Dollin > > > > To Post a message, send it to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ad-free courtesy of objectmentor.com > Yahoo! Groups Links > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/extremeprogramming/ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com To Post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ad-free courtesy of objectmentor.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/extremeprogramming/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
