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		ovi256 on Oct 12, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Social Network scriptwriter Aaron Sorkin posts... `As adults we are no longer competing directly with one another for status.` Oh look, an idealist who never opened a Psychology or Anthropology book.

sethg on Oct 12, 2010 [–]

As an adult engineer, I feel myself in status competition with other engineers: I want to be recognized as a better engineer than they are. The salespeople just aren’t on my radar.

anamax on Oct 12, 2010 | [–]

> The salespeople just aren’t on my radar.

That is one reason why salesfolk typically make more than engineers....

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