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> This is self indulgence justified as « investment ». Exactly that. There's zero way that level of spending is paying for itself in increased productivity, co
by crazygringo 11mo ago
> This is self indulgence justified as « investment ».
Exactly that. There's zero way that level of spending is paying for itself in increased productivity, considering they'll still be 99% as productive spending something like a tenth of that.
It's their luxury spending. Fine. Just don't pretend it's something else, or tell others they ought to be doing the same, right?
- sneak 11mo agoI think my point was lost, then. I agree with you there is a HUGE falloff in productivity ROI above maybe $2k/year. My point is that the extreme right end of the slider, where you go from “diminishing returns” to “no return whatsoever”, still costs less than leasing a Kia. It costs less than my minsicule shabby office in the sketchy part of town. Compared to serious computer business revenues, it isn’t even worth spending the time to talk about. I spend more on housekeepers or car insurance. Given that, why not just smash the slider to the right and stop worrying about it? For serious computer professionals the difference between a $2k/year hardware budget and a $7k/year hardware budget does not matter.