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Yea I notice this a lot in software engineers, they seem to really struggle understanding and discerning the quality difference in commodities and often seem to
by tsunamifury 5y ago
Yea I notice this a lot in software engineers, they seem to really struggle understanding and discerning the quality difference in commodities and often seem to jump to lowest cheapest grade. Then are baffled why anyone would buy anything else.
Why is this so common with engineers? Is it an optimization mindset? I would have thought engineers would be very aware of quality and discerning of it. But it turns out that’s mostly design.
- kube-system 5y agoEngineers like to spend time tinkering with things and some of them consequently devalue convenience. For example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29043420 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29043420
- tsunamifury 5y agoVery solid point.
- mr-debil 5y agoIsn't the stereotype that every tech bro in silicon valley only wears lululemon? $50 t-shirts and $130 pants don't exactly scream lowest cheapest grade to me.
- rdtwo 5y agoI guess my problem with lululemon is that it’s too low quality not so much price
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- Glyptodon 5y agoProbably because we buy the expensive thing to compare and can't figure out what makes it different from the cheap thing.