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I'm not convinced that is true. The JCB digger didn't put groundworkers out of business. A consultant that can get more done in a day is worth a lot more than o
by fartfeatures 4mo ago
I'm not convinced that is true. The JCB digger didn't put groundworkers out of business. A consultant that can get more done in a day is worth a lot more than one who can't. There is still skill required in wielding the tool of the day and that skill is marketable.
- fg137 4mo agoSorry, I don't think your non-software analogy that existed before 2025 helps at all in this specific topic about software consultancy.
- otterley 4mo agoMeanwhile, people are in fact making actual money solving problems for others by building use-case-specific solutions. Perhaps you’re unaware of them, but they do exist. They prefer to operate off the radar.
- fartfeatures 4mo agoThis is something that can't escape people making such statements but never seems to be addressed. Perhaps it is unaddressable as the original statement is grounded in emotion not reason?
- pknerd 4mo ago> They prefer to operate off the radar. If they are off the radar then how do people approach them?
- fartfeatures 3mo agoEO/IR
- pknerd 4mo ago> by solving problems for others by building use-case-specific solutions. You mean come up with a solution that fits for a usecase and write a blog or make a video of it?