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> To the extent you can blame anyone for ultra efficient hyper capitalism, blame programmers. This is as ridiculous as blaming serfs for the feudal system. You
by pdog 9y ago
> To the extent you can blame anyone for ultra efficient hyper capitalism, blame programmers.
This is as ridiculous as blaming serfs for the feudal system. You're conflating a symptom with the root cause.
- jventura 9y agoI agree with you but I would say that programmers are not the problem but are the "technical" part of it..
- threatofrain 9y agoWithout programmers, businesses still have the gamut of other control and efficiency professionals at their disposal -- mathematicians, statisticians, business psychologists, lawyers, accountants, and so on. Workers have been squeezed for all time, with or without programmers.
- ThomPete 9y agoBut bosted through the scaleability of technology and optimized by programmers.