I don’t see the link between thinking it’s a bit sad that money seems to be the only driver of a growing part of the population and the left-right political divide. I don’t personally think it’s a very new phenomena however. My main takeaway from it is that in the USA software jobs have started replacing or at least being seen as as attractive as finance and consulting as a career of choice for people who are mostly interested in money which to me partially explain why we now see so little valuable and interesting innovation and new products coming out of the big tech companies.
> I don’t see the link between thinking it’s a bit sad that money seems to be the only driver of a growing part of the population
Because it's not the only driver, it's the most important driver of the money making part of your life. Which is turn is just a means to another end, and that end is your family, hobbies, self actualisation, experiencing the world etc.
