Protocol Labs founder Juan Benet: Factorio players make the best hires
juanbenet · x · 2026-09-20
Responding to a hot take that StarCraft players are better hires than WoW players, Protocol Labs founder Juan Benet quipped that Factorio players are the best of all — the latest round in tech's ongoing 'gamers make great engineers' debate.
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