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The only bandwagon I've ever witnessed explicitly was this "I'll lose nerd points for being so anti establishment" thing, that's been going around forever. I l
by nothrabannosir 9y ago
The only bandwagon I've ever witnessed explicitly was this "I'll lose nerd points for being so anti establishment" thing, that's been going around forever.
I loose "nerd cred" for it. Please. Give me a break. Half the people here will fall over themselves agreeing with you and you know it. Heck, I agree with you.
Can we please, as a community, get over ourselves? Can we get over this "ermegerd I'm not gonna use the latest JS framework! Guess that makes me 'not cool'! Haha I'm so level headed teehee guiltyyy!" We get it! Most people, the silent majority, don't use new things. We know! We are them. It's ok. Stop. dont humblebrag about how productive you are on Procrastination News.
I've never been on Tumblr but I imagine this is what some of it is like.
Sorry for singling you out. It's just a bugbear, is all. You're probably a solid guy / girl and I do believe you deliver great value for your clients. Honestly.
- ars 9y agoI've been criticized (by other programmers!) for not going for the latest and newest stuff, so I'm a bit sensitive and glad to have some confirmation that I'm right. I'm not trying to brag (didn't even realize it could be read that way), I'm trying to validate both myself and other people like me.
- arvinsim 9y agoI would guess that nerd cred is not the reason for most people. It's about competitive advantage. Some people just want an edge over other people in their career. Some don't want to miss the "next best thing". Some people just want to be stay relevant and be employed.
- jessaustin 9y agodont humblebrag about how productive you are on Procrastination News. Haha that should be written across the header on the main page.