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I entirely agree, and what you write connects with Karl Marx's theory of alienation: that as workers become more specialized they become more alienated from the

by magpi3 7y ago

I entirely agree, and what you write connects with Karl Marx's theory of alienation: that as workers become more specialized they become more alienated from the people and communities that benefit from their work. I think this is a huge problem in the tech world especially and businesses would be wise to find solutions to it. Sending workers on outings to interact with users sounds like a great idea.

fit2rule 7y ago
I've been brought into projects as a senior developer to try to revitalise the project and get it back on track after a catastrophe or a failure to produce, and I always recommend, straight off the bat, put down your tools and go be a user for a day/week/month, until you understand what you're doing and have a stable point around which to orient the rest of the chaos in the project. It has always worked. Software projects (hardware too of course) get off the rails when too much time is spent in the woods and not enough time enjoying the trees. Get out there and use what you've made - you'll see what you need to do after assuming the perspective of a user for a while ..