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Nobody owes you applause for trying

And a separate clarification for sneaky asshole bosses: agreed payment for work doesn't disappear because you start talking about results. If you hired someone on certain terms, pay them on those terms. This text isn't a free license to screw people over. I'm talking about expecting to earn someone else's interest through the sheer amount of your own pain. I want to respect my effort enough not to spend it blindly. Look at what came out of it. Fix it. Sometimes throw it away. Sometimes admit: yes, I tried really hard, and it still turned out shit.