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I think reading in detail about the origins is just sad, and while it doesn’t invalidate the metaphor, it does make me think twice about using it. Just like I t
by jacobjjacob 2y ago
I think reading in detail about the origins is just sad, and while it doesn’t invalidate the metaphor, it does make me think twice about using it. Just like I think twice about “drinking the kool aid” or similar metaphors.
The author has a great point that “cargo cult” is used to describe anything in tech that someone doesn’t like. You could even say there is a cargo cult of calling things a cargo cult...