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That extra layer is to obfuscate/abstract role of developers/blacksmiths. With a story about blacksmith comes suspension of disbelief[1] so that author's story
by yetihehe 8y ago
That extra layer is to obfuscate/abstract role of developers/blacksmiths. With a story about blacksmith comes suspension of disbelief[1] so that author's story is more real. Problem comes when anyone (HN readers for example) tries to think about this more thoroughly.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_disbelief https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_disbelief
- brianmcc 8y agoDon't get me wrong, I know a good allegory when I see one. This... isn't. Suspension of disbelief is when you put your doubts on hold to enjoy, say, a good zombie movie. As per your link "a willingness to suspend one's critical faculties and believe something surreal". If you need to employ it for a business metaphor, again, really bad metaphor!
- yetihehe 8y agoExactly! Article used a story because stories typically evoke some suspense of disbelief. It looks like purposeful use to hide the fact that it's bad metaphor.