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I'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
by noir_lord 3y ago
I'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.