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Dangerous does not have to mean deadly.

by mhurron 15y ago

parfe 15y ago
Said from your safe little bubble. Dangerous is "I might misstep by half an inch and orphan the children." The college educated computer workers who post here haven't experienced danger since climbing trees as children. And certainly don't experience danger professionally. Roofing a house is dangerous. Delivering Pizza is dangerous. Picking between State U vs Private U? Choosing between Python and Ruby? Choosing between iOS vs Android for your initial deployment? Choosing VC A over VC B? Telling your Boss he's wrong? Calling any of that dangerous is an insult to people who face real danger daily.
- jiggy2011 15y ago
  That's not what the article is talking about. It is talking about the school system generally and how in the author's opinion it teaches habits/ideas that could be considered harmful to that person's judgment of future life decisions they may have to make.
- ktizo 15y ago
  Speaking as a college educated computer worker who posts here, I suspect that you might not have a clue. I spent a lot of last summer welding heavy metal, I am no stranger to hard-hats, safety boots and building sites. I have worked assembly, labour and construction, alongside code, graphics and networks. I get bored of desks quite regularly and have to go off and lift heavy things for a while. Is a bit like going to a gym where they pay you. Be very careful of stereotypes, especially among groups that are well known for idiosyncrasies, which at the last count is pretty much all the groups.
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  - parfe 15y ago
    Did you really think you needed to point out that I might be making a sweeping generalization about tens of thousands of users? I'm glad you decided to share.
    - ktizo 15y ago
      Well, from the way you stated your first post, I thought it might be worth reminding you, yes.
- sp332 15y ago
  Dangerous is "lying to these kids to keep them under control now might destroy trillions in future economic productivity and expose the country to financial blackmail by foreign interests, leading to the decline of our entire culture/civilization".

Dangerous does not have to mean deadly.

by mhurron 15y ago

Dangerous does not have to mean deadly.

parfe 15y ago

Said from your safe little bubble. Dangerous is "I might misstep by half an inch and orphan the children." The college educated computer workers who post here haven't experienced danger since climbing trees as children. And certainly don't experience danger professionally. Roofing a house is dangerous. Delivering Pizza is dangerous. Picking between State U vs Private U? Choosing between Python and Ruby? Choosing between iOS vs Android for your initial deployment? Choosing VC A over VC B? Telling your Boss he's wrong? Calling any of that dangerous is an insult to people who face real danger daily.

jiggy2011 15y ago
That's not what the article is talking about. It is talking about the school system generally and how in the author's opinion it teaches habits/ideas that could be considered harmful to that person's judgment of future life decisions they may have to make.
ktizo 15y ago
Speaking as a college educated computer worker who posts here, I suspect that you might not have a clue. I spent a lot of last summer welding heavy metal, I am no stranger to hard-hats, safety boots and building sites. I have worked assembly, labour and construction, alongside code, graphics and networks. I get bored of desks quite regularly and have to go off and lift heavy things for a while. Is a bit like going to a gym where they pay you. Be very careful of stereotypes, especially among groups that are well known for idiosyncrasies, which at the last count is pretty much all the groups.
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- parfe 15y ago
  Did you really think you needed to point out that I might be making a sweeping generalization about tens of thousands of users? I'm glad you decided to share.
  - ktizo 15y ago
    Well, from the way you stated your first post, I thought it might be worth reminding you, yes.
sp332 15y ago
Dangerous is "lying to these kids to keep them under control now might destroy trillions in future economic productivity and expose the country to financial blackmail by foreign interests, leading to the decline of our entire culture/civilization".