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Comment by oifjsidjf | Hacker News Reader

Feeding your family is your #1 priority. Everything else is a distant second.

The survival instict of a human overpowers all others, any other discussion on this topic is just empty intellectualization.

Do you really think any sane human would be like

"Sure my kids won't be able to go to college, I'll work 2 shitty jobs and our house will be taken away by the bank, but hey, atleast I'll be able to brag before my collegues how good of a person I am".

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C'mon, at least in tech there's plenty of jobs that feed the family without having to compromise your conscience.

Every large tech company does some shitty things. Every employee compromises their conscience. It's just a matter of degree.

And degree matters.

I can't think of any type of job that is both vilified AND one that you could take on the cusp of destitution.

And at least for me personally, setting the example to my kids of integrity being one of the most important characteristics you can develop, is a top priority. Taking a position in an evil industry doesn't top that.

> I can't think of any type of job that is both vilified AND one that you could take on the cusp of destitution.

Telemarketing?

(Edit) MLM would be another answer, and is pretty popular among some of my extended family who are deep in debt that they'll never get out of.

> I can't think of any type of job that is both vilified AND one that you could take on the cusp of destitution.

The people who give out parking tickets, but I agree that falls into a slightly different category.

Well, no one would frame it like that. Also, very few people are in that false dilemma.

Not everyone is working in tech.

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