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Well 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

• mustacheemperor 4y ago
  Railroad 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...