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Why is there so much hero worship in technology? Compared to other business areas we have myriads of heroes and fallen angels. If you think about it, it just d
by dependsontheq 7y ago
Why is there so much hero worship in technology? Compared to other business areas we have myriads of heroes and fallen angels.
If you think about it, it just doesn’t make a lot of sense, yes there are a lot of people that move technology forward by several years... and without those people some developments would have taken longer. But there is nearly no example where I would be willing to say without hero x - y would never have happened. Is this something psychological? Is this about us having a feeling of agency and not just being simple players on the field of Moore’s Law?
- mLuby 7y agoBecause powerful software can still be created by an individual. As with authors, artists, and composers, that lends itself to the heroic tale, of a lone genius toiling in secret to reveal a stunning breakthrough to the world. Physical industries require groups of people, so you don't usually see heroes emerge from them. (BTW I agree with you that "without [hero], [advance] wouldn't have happened" is suspect.)