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A lot of it is. And yet, it works so well it conquered the world.
by tomjen3 4y ago
A lot of it is. And yet, it works so well it conquered the world.
- bigiain 4y agoSo did Mc Donald’s and Starbucks. I’m not entirely happy with the idea of living in a world conquered by the lowest common denominator solutions.
- listenallyall 4y agoGet over yourself. McDonald's is far from "lowest common denominator." Go travel the world a bit and see how real people live and what they actually eat every day.
- wincy 4y agoWe had a drive thru grass fed burger place open up across the street from McDonald’s and it was gross. It lasted maybe a year. McDonald’s makes pretty good burgers, not what I want every day for sure but in a pinch they aren’t bad.
- throwaway50601 4y agoSpeak for yourself, I find it great. Much better than the alternatives like pip or nuget. And the ecosystem has endless amount of solutions ready.
- heleninboodler 4y agoAnd I love big macs, but they may not actually be a good thing.
- throwaway50601 4y agoIn this case it is a good thing. And as I said, still much better than the alternatives.
- yjftsjthsd-h 4y agoWhat do you think npm does better than pip?
- Brian_K_White 4y agoMcDonalds is my favorite answer to the popularity argument. Popularity is a data point to factor, but it's only one and it's meaning and value are entirely context dependant. Basically means nothing by itself.
- tomjen3 4y agoIf we somehow changed the rules so that Mc Donald and Starbucks were illegal, we would not end up with local artisinal coffeeshops on every corner, we would likely have a lot fewer places to get good coffee.
- raverbashing 4y agoTrue, it's certainly not that intuitive