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RE: https://mastodon.social/@grimalkina/117615848471870002
considering tattooing this on my forehead both forwards and backwards so that I will see it every morning in the mirror but more importantly everyone talking to me will see it when starting a conversation
This kind of "you can tell I'm smart and competent because I'm so kneejerk deeply jaded and cynical" thing is pervasive in technology cultures and it prevents a lot of good, mundane, real-world work from getting done.
@xgranade @glyph How many things I've said that were "jaded" but actually I'd just run the numbers, estimated the time complexity, read the textbook, or in any way done my homework... I dunno, I love fresh enthusiasm and experience has shown some bad ideas are worth it and many problems can be overcome with heuristics, edge case avoidance, and telling the user they're holding it wrong. But sometimes the voice of experience is what it is for a reason.
@d_rift @xgranade reading the textbook and running the numbers are exactly the kind of “mundane real-world work” that needs doing. it is not jaded to do the homework and get “no” as the answer. it is jaded to skip the homework because you already know everything sucks and it’ll probably just be “no” anyway
@glyph I suppose the corollary challenge is not becoming jaded when one is competent and sees the nonstop parade of vibesickness every day.