V Programming Language 7 years ago
Not everyone is motivated by success. Grigori Perelman?
IMO people interested in success should be suspect. It’s weird to me that people would go through life seeking attention for invention that will not last much beyond their death.
If anyone here believes their efforts at even a Google size company are forever: 80% of the companies listed as Fortune 500 firms do not exist anymore.
Other than a few key discoveries, for a variety of reasons, none of the work at those firms is considered of value.