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I think the issue with this memo is not the technical concerns, but the insulting adjectives used in it. I cant imagine communicating with colleagues like that

• melq 7y ago
  I understand where you’re coming from regarding the tone of the memo, but I think it’s important to keep in mind that this was not a public critique. The author mentions in a reddit post that this was originally a confidential internal document, and written in the context of a very small group of like minded coworkers who knew each other personally. I have certainly said or written things to coworkers of mine, who I count as respected friends and confidants, that if taken out of context and published for all to read would sound obnoxious if not reprehensible. The author had no idea that this private critique would be read by the general public 40 years later.
  • distances 7y ago
    Check the comment from the original presentation's author too. Apparently Bachrach didn't send this memo to him, but to the boss of his boss. I'm happy I've never had to work in an environment as hostile as that.