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Most people keep themselves from recognizing the problems with what they are doing if they are making lots of money off it, they convince themselves what they a
by jrochkind1 6y ago
Most people keep themselves from recognizing the problems with what they are doing if they are making lots of money off it, they convince themselves what they are doing is worthwhile after all.
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it."
I don't think (I hope?) anyone is celebrating "cheating the rubes". But I respect GP's ability to be honest about it -- it's super useful to the rest of us. For instance if we've been skeptical of k8, seeing someone who's an expert in it say that makes us think ok maybe we're on to something.
Most people in that position would keep their mouths shut, and probably keep themselves from admitting to themselves what's up.
- asiachick 6y agoI've learned to not question what the customer wants. If I push back and think "you probably really want solution X over the solution Y you're asking for" more often than not it turns into a big fiasco. Every issue that comes up becomes my fault for suggesting X and not going with Y. Where as if I just do Y as they asked then they associate the issues with Y and not me.
- jrochkind1 6y agoSure, that's great for self-preservation. Can be done similarly with "what the boss [or uber-boss] wants". It leads to so much crap, but it's great for self-preservation.