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		gbog on Nov 14, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Socrates.io - clean and shareable markdow... > for fun or for profit? It occurred to me that not only there are many other reasons to write code, but also that the two reasons you mention are of the weakest sort.

charleshaanel on Nov 14, 2012 [–]

That's because you're not an entrepreneur - fair enough. A person who wants to build a sustainable business however, has to solve urgent problems and generate profits for stakeholders (not relevant if you're a socialist).

Did you watch the PG vid?

cubicle67 on Nov 14, 2012 | | [–]

Poe's Law is strong with your two comments here.

haileys on Nov 14, 2012 | | [–]

sigh

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