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to say one of the most successful contemporary systems programming languages was born out "old man rage" is insulting Should I be insulted by your finding it i
by stcredzero 10y ago
to say one of the most successful contemporary systems programming languages was born out "old man rage" is insulting
Should I be insulted by your finding it insulting? My thought on reading that phrase was, "Right on!"
- baus 10y agoWith all the discussions of ageism and sexism in tech, classifing a significant contribution to the industry as the result of "old man rage" is inappropriate IMHO
- flogic 10y agoI can see how it would imply that negative connotation.
- stcredzero 10y agoBut being classifiable as an "old man" myself, I rather find it more annoying that it should be taken as a negative. Maybe "old man rage" should be taken as an indicator that the lessons of experience have been neglected? Instead, in our culture, it is taken to mean something foolish. I think this says something about our culture.
- flogic 10y agoTo be fair, I meant it in both contexts at the same time. A more polite term might be "opinionatedly retro". Go's conservative bend is both a positive and negative.
- stcredzero 10y agoSomewhat like the reviews my lovers give me.
- blilbs 10y agoWhat about in your un-honest opinion?