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Of course it matters, using "antisocial" in this context is plain ignorant and wrong.
by fr2029 1mo ago
Of course it matters, using "antisocial" in this context is plain ignorant and wrong.
- phoghed 1mo agoNo, it’s completely correct. Dictionary definition #1 from dictionary.com for “antisocial” > unwilling or unable to associate in a normal or friendly way with other people. Furthermore, were you or the original pedant actually confused by what I meant? I seriously doubt it.
- docmars 1mo agoGod forbid a well-meaning person need privacy and solitude to get work done in a meaningful way, just as other inventors and geniuses did in their private homes throughout history, and later came together with others to share their findings. This idea that we need to be married to other co-workers throughout each day has all the same dysfunctional attributes as a nanny state or a daycare, where employees are treated as untrustworthy and needing to be monitored at all times. The fact that talented engineers are able to contribute meaningfully, with few errors, and with brilliant solutions, all on their own, is proof enough that coding in solitude is a completely reasonable preference, that's shared among most of the engineers I've met in my career. There's no reason to be so dogmatic about this.
- phoghed 1mo agoHey docmars you want to pair on this? NO TOM I DONT WANT TO FUCKING MARRY YOU GOD FORBID, ME, A TRULY TALENTED ENGINEER AND GENIUS, TRY TO GET ANYTHING DONE FUCK THIS FUCKING NANNY STATE BULLSHIT as you return to clipping your toenails in the office
- docmars 1mo agoThis was genuinely funny, gotta hand it to you. I wish I were this insufferable, alas. Truthfully, I don't mind pairing on something if someone needs help and doesn't mind doing it asynchronously instead of sitting on a video call all day pointlessly when Slack will work just fine. :) The reason I went to hyperbole with this one was because a prior startup I worked for required everyone to pair on every ticket, whether they liked it or not. I simply refused, and they were fine with it, because they liked the work I did. If I needed to collab on anything, I'd just talk to the other engineers. And guess what? We survived and did amazing work together as a team!
- phoghed 1mo agoThis was modeled after my former coworker Tom who had to be told not to clip his toenails in the open office, and then told not to do it in the lounge room even if he was alone