Ask HN: Why do so many geniuses work for evil companies?
I'm talking about most FAANGs, banks, finance...
Why is it that so many incredibly smart people who could literally do anything they want, work anywhere they want, build anything they want, maybe even the next revolutionary unicorns/decacorns, on their own terms, choose to work for companies who are actively choosing to destroy society and have a net negative impact on everyone?
Do they just don't care?
Is money/funding/prestige the only thing that matter to them?
Why is it that so many incredibly smart people who could literally do anything they want, work anywhere they want, build anything they want, maybe even the next revolutionary unicorns/decacorns, on their own terms, choose to work for companies who are actively choosing to destroy society and have a net negative impact on everyone?
Do they just don't care?
Is money/funding/prestige the only thing that matter to them?