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Maybe people appreciate the workmanship that comes with a handcrafted pair of scissors. Maybe it is sharper, better made. You don’t know that. If you are a pro
by branchan 8y ago
Maybe people appreciate the workmanship that comes with a handcrafted pair of scissors. Maybe it is sharper, better made. You don’t know that.
If you are a programmer, how would you feel if I questioned your skills, saying that it should be outsourced to India and you are better off doing something else in your life?
Your comment comes off as highly insensitive
- dingo_bat 8y ago> If you are a programmer, how would you feel if I questioned your skills, saying that it should be outsourced to India I'm already a programmer in India btw.
- SuperNinKenDo 8y agoWell that's one hell of a touche, but I guess now we know why you have such a hardon for outsourcing.
- dingo_bat 8y agoI feel that making scissors is a shitty job, not a great acheivement. I wouldn't want to do such a job myself. I don't have a "hardon for outsourcing".
- oldcynic 8y agoI guess the craftspeople making scissors don't agree. From occasional hobbies I find the sense of achievement from a manual or engineering task done well is actually far higher than from software. See Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
- barrkel 8y agoI don't think you've got the right attitude at all. Making anything physical can usually be done in at least four ways: clumsily by hand, low quality and mass produced, high quality and mass produced, and high quality by hand. As mass production techniques have improved over the last century, manufacturers have usually tried to pare back costs and avoid over-engineering, relying on tighter tolerances to create an acceptable product. Rather than aiming for high quality, instead they minimize defects and maximize profits. Products tend towards acceptable - good enough to buy - but not delightful. This has gradually created a space for the fourth mode of making, in the bespoke small batch hipster space. It also benefits from a narrative that soulless mass manufacturing can't easily replicate. When something is made well with artistry and craft, some of the person who made it goes into the product and reaches the end user. A maker with the right attitude will find that fulfilling. It's a tangible connection with other people, and feels honest and validating.
- nothrabannosir 8y agoI gotta say, that’s quite a check mate. Reminds me of: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079