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> You can be brainy and do menial work.

Yes, it's called "programming".

At least 80% of programming is menial. At least. The interesting bit where you understand the problem and find the best solution virtually always takes far less time than actually banging through the code. nevermind documenting it, testing it, etc. The hardest part is simply not screwing up.

I feel blessed if 5% of my day involves actual critical thinking.



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