Dan's posts are usually a pretty good mix of engineering, analysis, and engineering org dynamics. I think his diagnosis is correct that a lot of junior engineer

Dan's posts are usually a pretty good mix of engineering, analysis, and engineering org dynamics. I think his diagnosis is correct that a lot of junior engineers prioritize avoiding looking dumb than coming out of a meeting knowing more than you started. In this case, the post leans more heavily on personal anecdotes than survey data, so I can see why people are finding it a bit grating. And that mcguffin about laptop boxes isn't helping =) I'm not sure why he's been posting more frequently lately. Usually I'd expect 1 a month.