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"the definition of "overheads" as justifiable makework according to some value set". What does this even mean? How is this "a value" that's "carried" in "Big Te
by nightpool 4y ago
"the definition of "overheads" as justifiable makework according to some value set". What does this even mean? How is this "a value" that's "carried" in "Big Tech" software? What part of "the reality of using Big Tech products" produces makework? Making such a broad, sweeping generalization about an entire class of make zeros sense to me. Does Facebook "justify overheads" in the same way that Netflix "justifies overheads" in the same way that Apple "justifies overheads"? Instead of just lazily blaming toil on "Big Tech", I think it's better to recognize that toil happens everywhere that people care more about short-term solutions than optimizing long-term processes—a fundamental human problem, certainly not one that's unique to the latest fad of technology companies.
- nonrandomstring 4y agoThese are good questions. Here are some reading sources to help with your exploration of the subject: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_the_Machine https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_the_Machine https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_and_Civilization https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technics_and_Civilization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Weber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Weber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureaucracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureaucracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemantics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemantics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Question_Concerning_Technology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Question_Concerning_Techno... https://geezmagazine.org/blogs/entry/jacques-elluls-76-reasonable-questions-to-ask-about-any-technology https://geezmagazine.org/blogs/entry/jacques-elluls-76-reaso...