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Seeing this in RDS endpoints too.

What really makes me concerned is what the after effects are going to look like. What happens to housing prices after this is all over? When people realize their impulsive buys were a mistake. When foreclosures and evictions sweep the country. We are in this strange period where people are not yet feeling the extent of the potential economic impact, and I fear for what will happen in two or three years.

> Even if you invest at the worst possible times (right before crashes) you’ll come out way far ahead of leaving it in cash.

I don't like this argument, because it seems to imply you would indefinitely leave it in cash. In this hypothetical situation, where a market crash is impending, and individual could invest at the bottom and make significantly higher returns than investing prior to the crash.

This of course goes without saying, "you can't time the market", but it's a bit dishonest to indicate that you can't beat the market here.

Here are some of my reasons why I love working (and working hard):

1. I actually enjoy programming and working with others.

2. Sense of purpose. Working with others towards a common goal.

3. Reward. The harder I work, the more I increase my chances of greater financial output.

4. Recognition. When my boss or peers acknowledge my accomplishments, it makes me feel proud.

5. Growth. A lot of my personal development has come from wisdom gained through work.

Why should a company hire someone who is potentially going to impact their own revenue? And in rarer cases, a side project that actually generates enough revenue to where the amount of money they are paying you is less than the share you are taking from their revenue.

To your second point, sure, employers hold more power. What is wrong with that? If you don't like it, you can always work somewhere else.

I don't think the price differential between San Antonio and Austin housing is high enough to offset the level of talent and appeal that Austin (or even Dallas for that matter) currently provides for the tech scene.

I disagree with your first sentence. Say that you work for Amazon, and you start an e-commerce side project that directly impacts the growth of e-commerce outside of the Amazon marketplace. It may be a negligible share of the market, but you are still negatively impacting Amazon's sales. There is a reason that they put conflict of interest in the fine print, and posing the question helps bring more context.

Not necessarily, many large companies are willing to guide and help an employee determine if something is okay or not to work on. You shouldn't be discouraged for posing the question, and if you are, the employer is not being rational.

As long as the side projects are in no way considered a conflict of interest, I think it should be acceptable. It is sometimes difficult to determine whether or not something is a conflict of interest. The other thing to be careful of is making sure that the additional side project(s) are not burning out the employee, or occasionally eating into their actual time at work.

I'm curious to know I'll f there is a study that these open office plans to actually work.

Is there strong evidence that this will happen anytime soon? I've heard many arguments that claim this wouldn't happen anytime soon, particularly because of the level of difficulty and the required determination.

Who said that it had to be considered "awesome"? And why dont you educate us on what qualifies as a mechanism for progress?