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> We are tired of being told we're socialy awkward idiots I would advise a different response to address this concern than the one provided by this website. I
by karaterobot 3y ago
> We are tired of being told we're socialy awkward idiots
I would advise a different response to address this concern than the one provided by this website. I think Zed Shaw's obviously a very talented programmer, but this is the kind of thing that doesn't earn the respect of the people he's trying to convince, and does more to reinforce a stereotype that works against his goals. You want the people paying you money to think of you as a reliable solution rather than a potential problem. Wearing a t-shirt with a gun pointing at, presumably... your boss?... is not the right way.
- skeptrune 3y agoI don't have the full context, but I took it as ironic and more of a fun social social call to action than a slogan for trying to drive change. Maybe it was meant more literally though.
- zac23or 3y ago> is the kind of thing that doesn't earn the respect of the people he's trying to convince For me, he's not trying to convince anyone, just complaining, venting about what he saw happening.
- ordu 3y agoI would advise to presume that the author knows exactly what he wants to say, particularly that it was a deliberate decision to choose socially awkward form for a message "we are tired of being told we're socialy awkward idiots". Even if the author is not that sharp, it is much more exciting and revealing with the assumption that he is exactly that sharp.
- karaterobot 3y agoI'm convinced he knows what he wants to say, but not convinced he'll get what he wants as a result of saying it. Time will tell if there is a monumental shift in the perception of programmers, and history will tell us if it can be traced directly back to this Pulp Fiction parody t-shirt.
- jauntywundrkind 3y agoIf something seems as impossible as this to get, why shoot for a reasonable approach? Plant the flag, make the vision. Holding back won't help an iota.