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I watched Good Will Hunting recently and was struck by this scene (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKQBHkzOYvw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKQBHkzOYvw), par
by caditinpiscinam 5y ago
I watched Good Will Hunting recently and was struck by this scene (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKQBHkzOYvw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKQBHkzOYvw), particularly these lines:
WILL
What do you mean "cop out?" I mean, w-w-what's
wrong with layin' brick?
SEAN
Nothing.
WILL
There's nothing wrong---That's some-- That's
somebody's home I'm building.
SEAN
Right. My dad laid brick. Okay? Busted his ass so I
could have an education.
WILL
Exactly. That's an honorable profession. What's wrong
with..with fixing somebody's car. Someone can get to
work the next day because of me. There's honor in that.
I don't think you're naive. I think it's hard to find "honor" in a lot of software jobs. If you find a job building a booking app for dog-washers, for example, you might be solving a real problem that someone has. But you're not building someone's house; you're not getting someone to work.
- mediascreen 5y agoWell, you might be building inventory systems for lumber yards or scheduling software for transit companies. It might be more abstract and not as direct, but I would still take pride in those tasks.
- jimmyvalmer 5y agoA weak argument made more compelling by melodrama, but I really enjoyed the film. To the extent my dog-washing app makes more money than bricklaying, it's more reponsible for homebuilding by dint of the fungibility of money.