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> People don't have the same understanding for software. To be fair, with houses, once you've actually built a 4,000 square foot house, you can just copy-paste
by a1369209993 3y ago
> People don't have the same understanding for software.
To be fair, with houses, once you've actually built a 4,000 square foot house, you can just copy-paste it onto another person's plot of land, and maybe tweak it a bit as long as they aren't too picky about the layout and the geology is mostly the same. Also, if you're lucky you might be able to find a pre-built house on the internet and copy and tweak that, so you might get away with never learning how to build one from scratch in the first place.
Whereas with software, ... oh wait no, that was how software works, it's buildings that have to be re-built from scratch every single time, so people tend to actually understand what kind of endeavor they're asking for if they need one.
- Buttons840 3y agoI meant people understand and respect that you have to pay for labor to build a house or a shed, but don't always understand that about software. And if someone wants some software that is just a copy paste, I'm actually happy to help with that for free (use Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V, you're welcome), but if they want more than copy paste, yes, I would like payment for my work, just like if I was building a building.
- fragmede 3y agoTo be fair, you can just buy an RV or camper trailer and plop it onto a piece of land. If you're ambitious you can get a trailer home plopped down. That we don't take more advantage of economies of scale for building is a travesty.