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Not sure I agree. A "short fat" could theoretically be replaced by a group of "short skinny", whereas a "tall skinny" could only be replaced by another "tall sk
by homeless_engi 6y ago
Not sure I agree. A "short fat" could theoretically be replaced by a group of "short skinny", whereas a "tall skinny" could only be replaced by another "tall skinny".
As value is largely determined by scarcity (supply and demand), this would cause "short fat" to be of lower value.
- pb7 6y agoIt depends on how depth of knowledge is measured. One is considered an expert in a niche because they know it inside and out. But in theory, multiple people with a disjoint subset of knowledge of the niche could also be a reasonable replacement?
- akvadrako 6y agoSo you're saying one engineer who's good at lots of things can be replaced by a dozen engineers who are only good at one thing? It doesn't work that way because coordination costs are a big part of the cost.