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Some people are passionate about being professional in the sense of doing things competently and expertly. Cuteness is inherently a mental distraction from what
by layer8 11mo ago
Some people are passionate about being professional in the sense of doing things competently and expertly. Cuteness is inherently a mental distraction from what you really care about in the craft, which is why it appears tonally inappropriate. The desire to add some sort of cuteness is taken as an indication that the person apparently doesn’t derive enough joy from the workmanship itself. In other words, a lack of caring about and being fulfilled by the actual work, so that you need to add something “fun” on top.
- necovek 11mo agoBut that's trivially provable to not be true. You can easily be both: dedicated and professional in your work, and fun and flimsy where possible. I mean, all the funny names of great software in this thread and even OP are a testament to that.
- shermantanktop 11mo agoAnd it’s a lowkey flex. Look, I can be technical wiz and have a sense of humor at the same time!