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Here is how people get recognized: (a) don't fix the existing stuff (b) write a new tool to solve some problems, but not all problems (c) get promoted, collect

Here is how people get recognized: (a) don't fix the existing stuff (b) write a new tool to solve some problems, but not all problems (c) get promoted, collect bonus (d) Don't stay no more than two years, and jump to another company or another group in the same company; that way, you don't need to clean out the mess created by both (a) and (b) (e) the people who end up maintaining (a) and (b) won't get rewarded. Rinse and repeat.

bingo-bongo 5y ago
> ..and that when we fixate on the people who build systems and forget those who maintain, moderate, and use — or, in this case, exploit — those systems, we’re missing the messy realities of how technology actually evolves. (Somewhat out of the original context, but this really stuck with me)