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it was literally meant to be a guidebook with examples. I found that an entertaining way to present the material - if you were looking for literature or subtlet
by zem 3y ago
it was literally meant to be a guidebook with examples. I found that an entertaining way to present the material - if you were looking for literature or subtlety I can see why you would have found it patronising but personally I didn't feel talked down to when I read it.
- ath3nd 3y agoIf it was meant to be a guidebook with examples, why all the fuss about it? You don't see people worshipping Cooking for Dummies, so why are we so cult-y about Scrum or The Phoenix Project. What's with the weird zen/Kung fu kind of vibe of it, as if they have just discovered sliced fknin bread? Sadly, I genuinely think that for some people the Phoenix Project is an eye opener. Their enthusiasm on just discovering how to be a professional in the role they have been half assing for decades bugs the living crap out of me. To me, reading TPP felt like reading a patronizing self help book. I found it nauseating, shallow, bland, and anyone expressing even a tinge of enthusiasm about it feels like an affront to my sensibilities.
- zem 3y ago> Their enthusiasm on just discovering how to be a professional in the role they have been half assing for decades that is literally an entire genre of fiction - amateurs who have no idea what they are doing get a wise old teacher and shape up into a killer team. i suspect a lot of the enthusiasm for the book comes from the popularity of "people level up and the magic happens" stories.