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>but thanks to a heroic effort of many people (and not me, really)... That's funny because when I was reading through this I kept thinking, "Wow, this is a her
by mcdonje 3y ago
>but thanks to a heroic effort of many people (and not me, really)...
That's funny because when I was reading through this I kept thinking, "Wow, this is a heroic effort."
It was a heroic individual effort that led to a heroic team effort. The team wouldn't have been assembled had the individual not raised the alarm and focused the attention. Then the team was able to handle it through their collective efforts. Doubly inspiring.
- noir_lord 3y agoI've observed this many times over my career, a thorny problem that no-one wants to touch or look at sits there for ages until I take a run at it, as soon as I do everyone piles in and helps. It's the Bystander Effect in code.
- aendruk 3y agoReminds me of the psychology behind crowdmatching a la Snowdrift.coop. If no one else is working on the problem I also don’t feel inclined to; it doesn’t seem worth it because the chance of success is low. But if I know that other people are in it with me I’m suddenly motivated because I can expect my contributions to help actually solve the problem.