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Do you believe some better out come for society as a whole, or some individuals in society will benefit from this intervention? Why? And at what cost? Your q
by xxreasonable 2y ago
Do you believe some better out come for society as a whole, or some individuals in society will benefit from this intervention? Why? And at what cost?
Your question implies serval beliefs, which may or may not be true. And that others may, or may not share.
For one, I don’t think the average developer has a ton of say on how products get made. So that’s not likely the power you’re seeking to ensure changes hands? Market forces and legal structure pretty much ensure enshitification and other outcomes which many would likely consider sub optimal.
- sulam 2y agoIt is well established that teams with more representation make better decisions, likely because of their diversity of viewpoints. It is worthwhile both to companies and to society to have higher quality decision-making in fields like finance and in roles like chief executives.
- bdangubic 2y agocitation(s) for this well established claim?
- kiitos 2y agohttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/56/%22The_Terrible_Sea_Lion%22._Wondermark_comic_strip_No._1062_by_David_Malki_%2819_September_2014%29.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/56/%22The_Terrib...
- Manuel_D 2y agoThe most commonly cited study is the McKinsey survey. But they didn't release their actual data set until years after publication, and when they did their analysis was thoroughly criticized: https://econjwatch.org/File+download/1296/GreenHandMar2024.pdf?mimetype=pdf https://econjwatch.org/File+download/1296/GreenHandMar2024.p...
- kiitos 2y agoIt doesn't matter if the average developer has any say on how products get made. What matters is the salary that developers earn, in general, at a demographic level, is generally among the highest. And it's important that the highest-salary occupations in a society, are equally available to everyone in that society, invariant to class or race or gender or creed or anything else -- measured by outcome, not by opportunity.