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Yes to all that, but the blame -- as always -- belongs to the money people. They are the ones chasing shiny new sh_t instead of fixing what their existing syste
by MrMcCall 2y ago
Yes to all that, but the blame -- as always -- belongs to the money people. They are the ones chasing shiny new sh_t instead of fixing what their existing systems are f_cking up royally. It bears remembering that those money folks are the ones choosing the CTOs, which is less likely to do with their technical solidity, but more likely to be because they will fall in line. But that's just my educated guess, by understanding money-centric folks and how they almost always operate. The love of money has corrupted and is corrupting so many branches of modern life.
- pdimitar 2y ago> t bears remembering that those money folks are the ones choosing the CTOs, which is less likely to do with their technical solidity, but more likely to be because they will fall in line. Wish somebody told me that 25 years ago. I woke up to this reality way too late in my life and career. Now I started getting that it's about emitting the right signals: mostly that you are meek and malleable, if you want to get hired at certain places. I of course refused to do that, many times, to the detriment of my career. Though maybe it was just shitty luck 7-8 times in a row, who knows. Also Eastern Europe is far from a good environment, so...
- MrMcCall 2y agoSame here, but I never sold my soul to them, so, while not having nearly as much money, I have my self respect. I hope you feel good about fighting the good fight, even if you did so by remaining in your natural, more innocent, state. Peace be with you.