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Is this true of experts in other fields? Why are programmers prone to this behavior?
by syndicatedjelly 2y ago
Is this true of experts in other fields? Why are programmers prone to this behavior?
- bmitc 2y agoPhysicists and engineers are a lot like this too. I think software people have more of a chance getting rich very easily based upon some dumb idea that just happens to make them rich when the company sells.
- labrador 2y agoYes, when home copmputers hit in the 80's and the internet hit in the 90's, if you were a half-way decent programmer the odds were pretty good that you'd make a lot of money. Physicists and non-microchip engineers didn't strike it rich like that
- jampekka 2y agohttps://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=2556 https://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=2556
- labrador 2y agoThe wise man is one who knows what he does not know - Lao Tsu In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few - Shunryu Suzuki, Zen master Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance - Confucius The more I know, the more I understand one thing: that I know nothing - Osho Nobody knows anything - William Goldman, Hollywood producer
- hilux 2y agoNature: maybe highly analytical people are lower in empathy. There's some evidence for this - difficult to prove. Nurture: when you're extremely well-paid, when both employers and (many) women want you ... the motivation to change your worldview is low.