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It's a hyperbole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbole

• andreareina 7y ago
  > I’ve spent the last three years learning to think like a wizard, to conjure joy from pain[1] and cast protection spells over the important things[2]. I finally feel like I’ve grown into a bonafide wizard myself. Sounds like they're being quite earnest about the wizard stuff. Clicking through the links yields even more wizard talk. [1] https://spin.atomicobject.com/2018/06/01/conjure-joy-from-pain/ https://spin.atomicobject.com/2018/06/01/conjure-joy-from-pa... [2] https://spin.atomicobject.com/2018/11/07/wizard-consultant-saying-no/ https://spin.atomicobject.com/2018/11/07/wizard-consultant-s...
  • wojonatior 7y ago
    If you follow the link at the top of the second post, you can find this, which defines what they think a 'wizard' is. https://drawings.jvns.ca/wizard-programmer/ https://drawings.jvns.ca/wizard-programmer/
    • andreareina 7y ago
      Hah, I remember seeing this when it first came out. Thanks for the reminder. It's not the only reference to Julia Evans on the site either.