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Of course. My surprise has nothing to do with my opinion of programmers vs other professions. Instead it has to do with the ability of large groups to keep big
by harryh 11y ago
Of course. My surprise has nothing to do with my opinion of programmers vs other professions. Instead it has to do with the ability of large groups to keep big secrets. That's a pretty hard thing to do.
- nitrogen 11y agoInstead it has to do with the ability of large groups to keep big secrets. That's a pretty hard thing to do. Honestly, I wonder if this is a myth started by a large group that was keeping a lot of secrets. It seems like it would be pretty easy to keep secrets under wraps by compartmentalizing knowledge, emphasizing and rewarding loyalty, and intimidating or marginalizing potential whistleblowers.
- PhasmaFelis 11y agoPart of it is also that announcing this sort of thing online doesn't do much unless it goes viral, and going viral seems to have a lot to do with random luck. There's so many horrible things happening in the world that it's difficult to pay attention to more than a few of them.