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My point is that most good hackers I know see through things fairly easily, and it undermines the message of "you're supported" when that support is not functio
by boredguy8 18y ago
My point is that most good hackers I know see through things fairly easily, and it undermines the message of "you're supported" when that support is not functioning in the best way possible. For instance, why does it take "days" to realize the sun is shining through the window and then two more to have someone who's not that great at putting up blinds put them up? Get someone in, fix the problem, get them out, bing-bang-boom, and you have a happy hacker, given most hackers I know. Take 5 days for something that should take 2 at the most (1 day to see the sun issue, 1 more to put up blinds) doesn't make people "secure in the knowledge that he is being...supported."
- mixmax 18y agoHackers laugh, cry, have girlfriends (or boyfriends) just like everyone else. And they are suspectible to the same psychology as everyone else. They just often don't realise it because they think the world revolves around logic. I've managed hackers in different startups, and my experience is that they aren't that different from anyone else in this respect. The primary difference is that they think these rules don't apply to them, which of course makes it much easier to apply them.
- boredguy8 18y agoI'm not saying they don't have emotions, but nice try. Nor am I saying there's no such thing as hacker psychology. I have no idea what you mean when you say something like "same psychology as everyone else", My point is that the psychological boost support provides still needs to be actual support.