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Those who can, do Those who can't, teach Those who can't teach, write Those who can't write, write man pages
by philbarr 8y ago
Those who can, do
Those who can't, teach
Those who can't teach, write
Those who can't write, write man pages
- tpfour 8y agoAnd those who believe in this aphorism have never did, taught or written :)
- TremendousJudge 8y agohonestly, not having a man page would be better than half of the man pages out there
- jgtrosh 8y agoHaving benefited tremendously from manpages I believe they're absolutely worth existing, whatever manpage seemed insufficient to you.
- deviationblue 8y agoThose who can, do. Those who can't, become product managers.
- simplify 8y agoThis is a pet peeve of mine. Teachers are not somehow inferior to those who do. It's a completely different skill set that actually helps you "do" better.
- JoeAltmaier 8y agoExactly. In sport we respect coaches for their particular skills. But somehow teachers get joked about.
- dcole2929 8y agoSure we respect coaches, but we also still in every sport pay them significantly less than the pros they ostensibly lead. I personally value both coaches and teachers but it's very clear that we as a people have decided that ability to do is more valuable than the ability to teach others.
- dredmorbius 8y agoH.L. Mencken had a strong antipathy to teachers, and maths specifically. Rather a disappointment.