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This is a weird take. No, alot SW devs (the type that work at FAANG-like companies) are actually spoiled, relative to most other industries of the world. Perha
by Yoofie 4y ago
This is a weird take.
No, alot SW devs (the type that work at FAANG-like companies) are actually spoiled, relative to most other industries of the world. Perhaps, they have gotten so used to is that they don't recognize it. You can absolutely make an argument that the rest of the world's workforce is being abused, but that is speaking from place of privilege and its easy to be a "champion for the worker" from your ivory tower.
> Elon is spoiled though, in thinking he can treat folks as fungible.
That is because they are fungible, though. Twitter is not some paragon of technical excellence and innovation. Its a website.
- diob 4y agoIf you want to debate, define spoiled, we can start from there.
- rhacker 4y agoWell let's imagine that programming was like railroad work. Hammering in railroad spikes, getting called at 3am to prevent a possible collision. But it's not. I can't believe we need someone to define spoiled in this context.
- mustacheemperor 4y agoRailroad work is destructive to the human body and the industry is constantly developing new machines and techniques to reduce the amount of human involvement. Why would hammering rail spikes be the yardstick for defining work by the non-spoiled? Should we have some puritan aspiration to that kind of work? >Hammering in railroad spikes Today hammering in railroad spikes is typically done by big machines like this one made by Unimog.[0] So do you think the SWEs are generating less value than the people operating the Unimog machines? And/Or that SWE jobs rely on less skill and effort than operating the Unimog machine? Should SWEs unionize like railroad workers so that a leader like Elon couldn't unilaterally declare changes to their working condition requirements and tell them to hit the curb if they disagree? Are the Unimog operators too lazy and cozy in the machines? Should they be paid less than they would be to hammer the spikes, because hammering the spikes is harder work? >I can't believe we need someone to define spoiled Well, we do. I've walked through my attempt to grok your point above, and I can't. So if you can overcome your disbelief and post that definition, it might clarify what you are trying to say. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_fastening_system#/media/File:Total_reconstruction_of_Neunkirchen_station_(254).jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_fastening_system#/media/F...