The Bell Curve Of Developer Suffering

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The Bell Curve Of Developer Suffering

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SWEET MOTHER OF COMMITS! The GitHub contribution graph doesn't lie, people! 😭 That poor soul in the middle with their calendar DRIPPING with green squares is literally drowning in code while sobbing uncontrollably. Meanwhile, the casual devs on either side with their pathetic three commits are living their best lives at 14% contribution?! The audacity! The bell curve of developer suffering is REAL - either you're barely coding and thriving, or you're the poor sucker at 95% killing yourself with endless PRs. There's no in-between in this industry! Your options are: touch grass or touch keyboard until your fingers bleed. Choose wisely!

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