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The plumber at the house with an overflowing toilet sure has some leverage, too.

fingerlocks 3y ago
I mean, not really. Every house has a main water shutoff valve. You can watch a 5 minute YouTube video on how to snake a toilet yourself. Or spend an hour installing a new toilet.
- nforgerit 3y ago
  That’s what every MBA wannabe tech startup founder is saying about using wordpress to achieve his goals.
- selimthegrim 3y ago
  The best plumbers can always pivot to content creators on #DrainTok
- ChatGTP 3y ago
  Enjoy :)
- saagarjha 3y ago
  Why pay software engineers anyways? We should just have the company leadership code, it’d save a lot of money.
  - nforgerit 3y ago
    Problem tho is that they're already pretty busy managing managers that are themselves managing managers.
    - saagarjha 3y ago
      Right, and most people have things to do and time that is better spent not learning how to install a toilet.
  - fingerlocks 3y ago
    I’m familiar with the work you’ve done, I respect you, and I know you know that this is a ridiculous and argument. You can walk into any hardware store and buy a new toilet, and the installation instructions are included. Its dead simple. IKEA furniture is often more difficult.
    - saagarjha 3y ago
      I don’t think it’s ridiculous, but perhaps I haven’t fully explained my position? I have never installed a toilet but I’m confident that I could go into a store and buy one, and the instructions are probably straightforward. That said, I would probably still call a plumber because the risk of me doing it wrong seems uncomfortably high, and I could end up with a smelly mess or thousands of dollars in water damage.
      - fingerlocks 3y ago
        And my position is that teaching you to install a toilet without causing water damage by turning the shutoff valve 90 degrees is in no way comparable to teaching c-suites to code.
        nforgerit 3y ago
        I'd love to see a suit fixing his toilet
        saagarjha 3y ago
        The water damage would occur over months and years, eventually requiring an expensive remodel and repair of the floor underneath. Not a personal story because I don’t own a home but, you know, it happens.
        ClumsyPilot 3y ago
        Your comparison is wrong Installing a toilet is more like wroting a bash/shell script that is 99% googleable - most people can figure it out in a weekend Writing a whole applocation is more like doing plumbing for an industrial installation. that handles hangerous chemicals

I mean, not really. Every house has a main water shutoff valve. You can watch a 5 minute YouTube video on how to snake a toilet yourself. Or spend an hour installing a new toilet.

nforgerit 3y ago
That’s what every MBA wannabe tech startup founder is saying about using wordpress to achieve his goals.
selimthegrim 3y ago
The best plumbers can always pivot to content creators on #DrainTok
ChatGTP 3y ago
Enjoy :)
saagarjha 3y ago
Why pay software engineers anyways? We should just have the company leadership code, it’d save a lot of money.
- nforgerit 3y ago
  Problem tho is that they're already pretty busy managing managers that are themselves managing managers.
  - saagarjha 3y ago
    Right, and most people have things to do and time that is better spent not learning how to install a toilet.
- fingerlocks 3y ago
  I’m familiar with the work you’ve done, I respect you, and I know you know that this is a ridiculous and argument. You can walk into any hardware store and buy a new toilet, and the installation instructions are included. Its dead simple. IKEA furniture is often more difficult.
  - saagarjha 3y ago
    I don’t think it’s ridiculous, but perhaps I haven’t fully explained my position? I have never installed a toilet but I’m confident that I could go into a store and buy one, and the instructions are probably straightforward. That said, I would probably still call a plumber because the risk of me doing it wrong seems uncomfortably high, and I could end up with a smelly mess or thousands of dollars in water damage.
    - fingerlocks 3y ago
      And my position is that teaching you to install a toilet without causing water damage by turning the shutoff valve 90 degrees is in no way comparable to teaching c-suites to code.
      - nforgerit 3y ago
        I'd love to see a suit fixing his toilet
      - saagarjha 3y ago
        The water damage would occur over months and years, eventually requiring an expensive remodel and repair of the floor underneath. Not a personal story because I don’t own a home but, you know, it happens.
      - ClumsyPilot 3y ago
        Your comparison is wrong Installing a toilet is more like wroting a bash/shell script that is 99% googleable - most people can figure it out in a weekend Writing a whole applocation is more like doing plumbing for an industrial installation. that handles hangerous chemicals