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The same reason shows why the bimodal and 'branded' name is such a strange thing to focus on.

Why only 10x? And why not try to make your 1x into 2x?

It's like if sports fans spent all their time talking about a potential player who could deliver exactly 10 times more goals than everyone else. Why is this a topic that needs to be brought up so often? Why have we 'software engineer'-ised the idea that some people are much more important for productivity?



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