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old, but still funny. i think..

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[โ€“] Kacarott@aussie.zone 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I believe the "competition" in the original context is Advent of Code, not the job market. As you can see most of those people already have good jobs, why would they need to compete with the likes of you?

[โ€“] DupaCycki@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

You may be right. That does seem to make more sense.