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One quick note is that the boiling frog metaphor actually doesn't happen in nature. When the water is too hot, the frogs jump out https://www.theatlantic.com/t
by imranq 5y ago
One quick note is that the boiling frog metaphor actually doesn't happen in nature. When the water is too hot, the frogs jump out
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2006/09/the-boiled-frog-myth-stop-the-lying-now/7446/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2006/09/the-b...
- taneq 5y agoWell yeah, when the job is too crappy people quit, too. But they stay a lot longer when the job gets crappy slowly than when it suddenly gets crappy overnight.
- tekknik 5y agoTo add a bit more here, when the job is suddenly crappy it’s easier to let go of anything holding you to it. When it progressively gets crappy you hold out hope that it getting better is just one seemingly simple decision away.