The Digital Economy's Precarious Foundation

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The Digital Economy's Precarious Foundation

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The trillion-dollar tech industry balancing on the shoulders of sleep-deprived volunteers writing code at 3 AM fueled by nothing but energy drinks and existential dread. Corporate giants building empires on foundations maintained by devs who get paid in GitHub stars and the occasional "thanks for your contribution" email. Next time you complain about your Slack being down for 5 minutes, remember there's probably some poor soul debugging a critical library while their spouse wonders why they're missing dinner again for "that hobby thing."

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