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Sure. 95% of people can lay bricks too. But 95% of people can't lay bricks precisely enough or at the speed a bricklaying company is going to hire them. And fo

by mythrwy 10y ago

Sure. 95% of people can lay bricks too. But 95% of people can't lay bricks precisely enough or at the speed a bricklaying company is going to hire them. And for sure 95% of people aren't interested in laying bricks. Is it worth teaching 95% of people to code? I don't think it is. Most people don't have to lay bricks to live in house.

brianwawok 10y ago
Or 95% of people can make more money at jobs other than laying bricks. 95 % of people can't make more money than coding. Some can and do. Many would if they could.
- mythrwy 10y ago
  Hypothetical question: If you could make 1/3 more laying bricks than coding which would you chose?
  - brianwawok 10y ago
    It's hard to say. I really really enjoy coding, and have tons of passion for it. But I can get really deep into about anything and really enjoy it. I suspect I would find some position in the brick laying field that would satisfy me the same. I have worked physical labor jobs in the past, and as a whole I think they are "better" (except for the pay). I come home at the end of the day physically tired, but mentally fresh. Now I come home the reverse, and need to go run to stay in shape.
    - mythrwy 10y ago
      Ya, it's a tough call. I've worked physical jobs as well including construction. Both programming and physical labor are enjoyable and good for a person in different ways and both ruin a person in different ways if taken too far. I guess if it all paid the same I'd lay bricks half a day and program the other half :)
- gm-conspiracy 10y ago
  I would think a skilled mason would make much more than an entry-level developer.
leggomylibro 10y ago
Coding is a good force multiplier for non-coding jobs, though; even a basic scripting knowledge can go a long ways. An administrative assistant who can compile their weekly reports with the press of a button is far more valuable than one who spends half of every Friday mucking around in a Microsoft Word template to do the same thing. Bricks aren't powerful programmable tools that most people already work with on a daily basis.
- krapp 10y ago
  >An administrative assistant who can compile their weekly reports with the press of a button is far more valuable than one who spends half of every Friday mucking around in a Microsoft Word template to do the same thing. No they aren't. Either they're making the same salary either way, or else their employer has fired them and hired someone else to push that "button" at a fraction of that salary, once it became obvious that their job could be automated.
- mythrwy 10y ago
  Weekly report? You want a weekly TPS report? No problem, I'll generate one so big you won't be able to read it in a year! And it will only take 30 seconds.

by mythrwy 10y ago

brianwawok 10y ago

Or 95% of people can make more money at jobs other than laying bricks. 95 % of people can't make more money than coding. Some can and do. Many would if they could.

mythrwy 10y ago
Hypothetical question: If you could make 1/3 more laying bricks than coding which would you chose?
- brianwawok 10y ago
  It's hard to say. I really really enjoy coding, and have tons of passion for it. But I can get really deep into about anything and really enjoy it. I suspect I would find some position in the brick laying field that would satisfy me the same. I have worked physical labor jobs in the past, and as a whole I think they are "better" (except for the pay). I come home at the end of the day physically tired, but mentally fresh. Now I come home the reverse, and need to go run to stay in shape.
  - mythrwy 10y ago
    Ya, it's a tough call. I've worked physical jobs as well including construction. Both programming and physical labor are enjoyable and good for a person in different ways and both ruin a person in different ways if taken too far. I guess if it all paid the same I'd lay bricks half a day and program the other half :)
gm-conspiracy 10y ago
I would think a skilled mason would make much more than an entry-level developer.

leggomylibro 10y ago

Coding is a good force multiplier for non-coding jobs, though; even a basic scripting knowledge can go a long ways. An administrative assistant who can compile their weekly reports with the press of a button is far more valuable than one who spends half of every Friday mucking around in a Microsoft Word template to do the same thing. Bricks aren't powerful programmable tools that most people already work with on a daily basis.

krapp 10y ago
>An administrative assistant who can compile their weekly reports with the press of a button is far more valuable than one who spends half of every Friday mucking around in a Microsoft Word template to do the same thing. No they aren't. Either they're making the same salary either way, or else their employer has fired them and hired someone else to push that "button" at a fraction of that salary, once it became obvious that their job could be automated.
mythrwy 10y ago
Weekly report? You want a weekly TPS report? No problem, I'll generate one so big you won't be able to read it in a year! And it will only take 30 seconds.