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		thrance on Dec 29, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple Photos phones home on iOS 18 and macOS 15 You sadly can't fix a systemic issue by telling individual workers what not to do. There's too much money on the line.

namtab00 on Dec 29, 2024 [–]

And in sw dev, especially the US flavor, individual workers are highly directly incentivized to hit that next earnings target via vesting programs...

saagarjha on Dec 29, 2024 | [–]

Individual developers have very limited impact on earnings targets.

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