Having shiny cool tech to solve problems isn't all too different than having 1. a hip office to work at, WeWork-style 2. wearing the latest fashion or latest co

Having shiny cool tech to solve problems isn't all too different than having 1. a hip office to work at, WeWork-style 2. wearing the latest fashion or latest cool hoodie if you're in SV 3. latest mechanical keyboard design ... the list goes on and on. It makes everything easier, 1. you can hire easier because the hip engineers see new shiny thing and would love to work on it most likely even if there is a slight pay cut or even if the product doesn't appeal to them as much as working at another company, senior engineers tolerate shiny new tech because a. they know they were once awestruck by other technologies when they first came out b. there is always a non-zero probability the shiny new thing is actually fundamentally better not just a short lived fad. It's not a great explanation because it's a human issue, which usually as its solution has a mixed bag of technical and emotional reasons.