4 ms·

My old boss (web development) said in 2003ish that "we're just plumbers" and at the time (I was young) it offended me as I thought as "technologists" we were "s

My old boss (web development) said in 2003ish that "we're just plumbers" and at the time (I was young) it offended me as I thought as "technologists" we were "special". When I went out on my own, I realized he was right.

HPsquared 5y ago
Plumbers are technologists as well, really. Just a different kind of technology...
- anamax 5y ago
  Plumbers are essential for civilization. Pretty much everyone else isn't.
  - paulryanrogers 5y ago
    If I had to pick one essential profession it would be farmers. Even with peak efficiency it's work that must be done to sustain modern population sizes.
    - effingwewt 5y ago
      No, it's truly plumbing. We could not have any human gatherings close to what we have without plumbing. People could grow their own food, eat straight nutrients if we had to. Without plumbing you have no waste drain and no flowing water. I imagine you forgot about the irrigation aspect of farming. Discovering plumbing, waste disposal and aqueducts[1] allow society to live in close quarters. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_aqueduct https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_aqueduct