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Why do we have so many of these overhyped personalities in the programming community? Guessing it's because half of the community have less than 5 years experie
by kelipso 4y ago
Why do we have so many of these overhyped personalities in the programming community? Guessing it's because half of the community have less than 5 years experience and younger people are more online but these personality cults are very offputting.
- nathan11 4y agoLargely, because we're human. Nothing I've seen from other fields makes me think they're immune to it, or that devs are more susceptible to it. Some fields are literally defined/created by personality cults.
- birdyrooster 4y agoI think because so many of us are invisible that when you have someone like George Hotz who received a ton of media exposure, you sort of are impressed that they did it or something?
- UncleMeat 4y agoStreaming. A handful of software engineers are now entertainers. This does a few things. It vastly increases their mindshare - they become one of the ten or so programmers known by the most people. It also encourages exaggeration. Streamers live off eyeballs. You want big loud over the top personalities with hot takes and extreme reactions.
- stuntkite 4y agoIf there was a gossip rag at the grocery check stand that dished on drama between George and Elon, I’d buy it. His rap about getting sued by sony is a classic.