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...I think a lot of this sort of feeling comes from the "builder versus creator" psychology. A "builder" is someone who assembles furniture like from IKEA by f
by gyulai 7y ago
...I think a lot of this sort of feeling comes from the "builder versus creator" psychology.
A "builder" is someone who assembles furniture like from IKEA by following instructions. A "creator" is someone who envisions furniture and makes their vision come to life.
Most people get into tech because they want to be creators. Most people get disillusioned about tech because of the way that industry constrains one into the role of a builder.
- spicymaki 7y agoI don’t agree! When I started programming, I was just copying BASIC code samples out of COMPUTE! magazine and it was a blast. Just the act of typing in the program, hitting run, and having it come to life was all I needed to have fun. I know a lot of productive engineers that just build miniature models of things like cars, helicopters, and trains in their spare time. They do not need to reinvent the wheel to be intellectually stimulated. What makes people miserable is the incessant drum of you are meaningless in life if you are not a creative savant.
- gyulai 7y ago...a counterexample does not contradict a statement that starts with "Most people ..." Also, I've never heard anyone suggest "You are meaningless in life if you are not a creative savant."