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Computer programmers too. My irony meter went off scale when this article hit HN. "You tell me where a man gits his corn pone, and I'll tell you what his 'pini
by analog31 5y ago
Computer programmers too. My irony meter went off scale when this article hit HN.
"You tell me where a man gits his corn pone, and I'll tell you what his 'pinions is" -- Mark Twain
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoComputer programming is a high status, low wage job? I'm not sure about the "high status" part, and I'm even less sure about the "low wage" part. It pays pretty well, even if you're not at a FAANG.
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- xxpor 5y agoIt's somewhat the opposite in fact (not exactly low status, but not on the forefront of a cool job either). It's the wordcel vs shape rotater meme/discourse.
- tartoran 5y agoWhat is that meme about?
- xxpor 5y agohttps://roonscape.substack.com/p/a-song-of-shapes-and-words https://roonscape.substack.com/p/a-song-of-shapes-and-words https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/wordcels-numbercels-definition https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/wordcels-numbercels-defi... tl;dr think NY Times writer vs nerd programmer
- randomopining 5y agoIt's def a low-mid status but high paying job. Nobody cares, they just say "wow you must be smart" and that's it.