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It does work in software engineering. You are mis-characterizing both problems in essentially the same fashion. The purpose of setting a deadline is not to ach
by 95014_refugee 4y ago
It does work in software engineering. You are mis-characterizing both problems in essentially the same fashion.
The purpose of setting a deadline is not to achieve a specific thing at the nominated date, but to establish bounds on the timeline for activity. We know well that unbounded schedules fail to motivate action; so we set a boundary and then compromise on what is delivered over the resulting interval.
The 2035 deadline is a forcing function. It exists to frame discussion and to instill a sense of urgency.
- TheLoafOfBread 4y agoImpossible deadline does not force function. Impossible deadlines are getting ignored. I can't rewrite Linux Kernel in 2 weeks, so scratch that from my queue and lets go with more sensible ticket.
- mywittyname 4y ago12 years for a ban on ICE is not an impossible deadline on the order of "rewriting a linux kernel from scratch in 2 weeks." This is more akin to getting to the moon by the end of the decade. ICE bans are already taking effect in cities across Europe. Viable transportation alternatives already exist for people in these cities. As the bans become more common place, the pain points will be identified and resolved. Twelve years is a long time. The world has changed a lot since 2011.
- TheLoafOfBread 4y ago12 years is nothing for infrastructure and because BEVs are reliant on infrastructure, it is impossible deadline.