I work for a medical tech startup. I believe we are legit building things that saves lives and increase quality of life. Even the founder/CEO himself cares about the humanitarian part first. I have colleagues who left more secure high paying jobs to be here.
Despite this, despite all individuals involved are well meaning, the system doesn’t allow us just to do our thing. We have to constantly worry about cash flow, gotta have sales and marketing people, gotta keep investors happy, gotta be on good sides of banks to secure loans etc.
It really does help emphasise how brainrotted our society is. Its the same kind of structural rot that leads to some of the nonsense thinking the Mr Beast production team have, that Folding Ideas talked about.
Sure I get you, but that’s besides the point. Even in the hypothetical situation everyone intends the best, economic and governence systems don’t allow it unless it’s profitable. Its utility is irrelevant. Across our office is an established tobacco company, and they arw doing way better.
Oh you have to do all those things? The money wouldn’t be better spent on groceries and stuff for the people you’re helping? Maybe some random dude would be 10x the CEO of that dude but he’s stuck behind a register getting minimum wage. So yeah I agree with you but I don’t really like your attitude of "I’m the one who can solve this so what I’m doing is right) maybe think about the fact some people literally do not have the luxury to "take a lower paying job*
Inherently, no I didn’t respond to the wrong comment, if you want to have a discussion about it I’m game (have to do, they made a choice, said it themselves)
I’m not trying to discredit you but I’m genuinely having a hard time parsing what you’re saying.
"I’m the one who can solve this so what I’m doing is right)[sic]
What I quoted from you is not at all a valid reading of the original comment. And your assertion that all of their operation funds would be better spent on feeding people assumes that there would be operating funds at all if OP weren’t working on a product that their investors believed would make profit for a return on their investments.
Which, you know, is the exact thing OP was lamenting: that they had to do a bunch of pointless side activities to get the funding necessary for them to keep making whatever they make.
In his defense, the guy working behind the cash register probably isn’t capable of contributing to the development of our healthcare technology.
The guy behind the cash register would argue the money would be better spent on his groceries, but that probably wouldn’t help anyone in the long run. Obesity is an issue where I’m from since the food is already dirt cheap.
In his defense, the guy working behind the cash register probably isn’t capable of contributing to the development of our healthcare technology.
But the other guy is? What are you basing that in?
The guy behind the cash register would argue the money would be better spent on his groceries, but that probably wouldn’t help anyone in the long run. Obesity is an issue where I’m from since the food is already dirt cheap.
And again he COULD be better off without the financial drain of someone who thinks they’re doing good but aren’t.
I work for a medical tech startup. I believe we are legit building things that saves lives and increase quality of life. Even the founder/CEO himself cares about the humanitarian part first. I have colleagues who left more secure high paying jobs to be here.
Despite this, despite all individuals involved are well meaning, the system doesn’t allow us just to do our thing. We have to constantly worry about cash flow, gotta have sales and marketing people, gotta keep investors happy, gotta be on good sides of banks to secure loans etc.
It really does help emphasise how brainrotted our society is. Its the same kind of structural rot that leads to some of the nonsense thinking the Mr Beast production team have, that Folding Ideas talked about.
They are evil, you are just early. Give it some time, they will betray you like mine did as well.
Sure I get you, but that’s besides the point. Even in the hypothetical situation everyone intends the best, economic and governence systems don’t allow it unless it’s profitable. Its utility is irrelevant. Across our office is an established tobacco company, and they arw doing way better.
Oh you have to do all those things? The money wouldn’t be better spent on groceries and stuff for the people you’re helping? Maybe some random dude would be 10x the CEO of that dude but he’s stuck behind a register getting minimum wage. So yeah I agree with you but I don’t really like your attitude of "I’m the one who can solve this so what I’m doing is right) maybe think about the fact some people literally do not have the luxury to "take a lower paying job*
What the hell are you talking about? When did they ever assert the righteousness of what they have to do for business?
Did you reply to the wrong comment?
Inherently, no I didn’t respond to the wrong comment, if you want to have a discussion about it I’m game (have to do, they made a choice, said it themselves)
I’m not trying to discredit you but I’m genuinely having a hard time parsing what you’re saying.
What I quoted from you is not at all a valid reading of the original comment. And your assertion that all of their operation funds would be better spent on feeding people assumes that there would be operating funds at all if OP weren’t working on a product that their investors believed would make profit for a return on their investments.
Which, you know, is the exact thing OP was lamenting: that they had to do a bunch of pointless side activities to get the funding necessary for them to keep making whatever they make.
In his defense, the guy working behind the cash register probably isn’t capable of contributing to the development of our healthcare technology.
The guy behind the cash register would argue the money would be better spent on his groceries, but that probably wouldn’t help anyone in the long run. Obesity is an issue where I’m from since the food is already dirt cheap.
But the other guy is? What are you basing that in?
And again he COULD be better off without the financial drain of someone who thinks they’re doing good but aren’t.