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I think the comic undersells the value of automation, there are documentation and accuracy benefits as well, not to mention they can often remove a lot of menta
by flukus 10y ago
I think the comic undersells the value of automation, there are documentation and accuracy benefits as well, not to mention they can often remove a lot of mental context switching.
- mjw1007 10y agoI agree. Two other effects which are often large: First: suppose a task takes an hour and I do it once a month. If I can automate it so that it takes a few seconds, I don't just save an hour a month, I also have the option of doing it much more frequently. Second: once a task has been automated it can become a building block for other tasks which I previously wouldn't have considered.
- tome 10y agoSomewhat related to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox
- d0lph 10y agoIn the interest of keeping the chart valid, I think you could factor all of those into the time value.