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That's probably a very apt metaphor, but there's an upside too: many diets actually do at least temporarily help people in spite of their irrational basis, just
by ff317 7y ago
That's probably a very apt metaphor, but there's an upside too: many diets actually do at least temporarily help people in spite of their irrational basis, just because $random_diet causes the dieter to observe and reflect on their eating habits more carefully in general. Even a non-sense diet like "eat only foods colored yellow or red" probably does a lot of people a lot of good, compared to their usual state of being completely unconscious of their awful habits. Same goes for software development practices.
- sombremesa 7y agoI think with this analogy you're presuming that people are exposed to a variety of foods and there is some positive correlation between action and awareness. However, for someone who only ever goes to McDonald's to eat, they'll just switch to french fries and ketchup for your nonsense diet.