It may have been academically discredited, but it is still a very useful approxi...

rubinelli on Feb 3, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Propaganda for creative salary manipulatio...

It may have been academically discredited, but it is still a very useful approximate model when applied to a reasonably large and heterogeneous group of people. In this case, for example, paying the bills trumps interesting work for most people.