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I think it’s similar to this Sinclair quote: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it” Even
by ec109685 2y ago
I think it’s similar to this Sinclair quote:
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it”
Even the most well intentioned engineers aren’t going to propose something that will dramatically impact the company bottom line. They are “nudged” (and the roadmap prioritized accordingly) to fall in line with the best interest of the company.
- delusional 2y agoBut the the article goes on to conclude: > And we — the well-meaning engineers — shoulder much of the blame. Which doesn't seem to align with that understanding.
- baq 2y agoOh nonono. The quote may be true for some people but engineers are paid to understand. It’s that they are also paid for solving customers’ - read employers - problems and not for warning about ethics. You want ethics to be a factor - you must introduce regulation so it becomes a non-zero weight in the solution space search engineers do.