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I see these articles all the time and I don’t really get it. Are people walking around just terrified of looking stupid? When did that become a cultural value?
by n8cpdx 5y ago
I see these articles all the time and I don’t really get it. Are people walking around just terrified of looking stupid? When did that become a cultural value? Where is that being taught and reinforced?
I just don’t get the need for this article. Asking questions is foundational. It would be like seeing a flurry of “Don’t be afraid that drinking water at work will make you look dehydrated” articles. Or “Just drink coffee from time to time.” Or “Use the restroom when needed.” It’s just weird to me that people need to be told this, and it makes me suspect there is an underlying failure of culture or education at play.
Would anyone who has had this experience be willing to share insight?
- devwastaken 5y agoIt is being taught and reinforced by bad attitudes in tech. I've spent time with plenty of narcissistic engineers that will treat you as being stupid. Sometimes those people are very overconfident and get a lot of social influence, leading to them (mis)managing other people. Power and politics at the macro level.
- kazperson 5y agoIt's also fear. You're a new software developer and you just got your first job. You see how much more the other developers know than you and you're intimidated. "Well, I don't want to look stupid". You don't ask questions that you need to because of self-imposed fear and it stalls learning.