NotSpez@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhat is a well known 'public secret' in the industry you work in that the majority of outsiders are unaware of?message-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up12
arrow-up12message-squareWhat is a well known 'public secret' in the industry you work in that the majority of outsiders are unaware of?NotSpez@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareDasnap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 year agoThe past decade of the tech industry has felt very snakeoil-y. INB4 “It always has been.”
minus-squarejubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWhat’s sad is there are plenty of actual problems out there that could be solved with software. Most of the time they’re not that ‘sexy’ and management is so blinded by greed that they throw away all the good opportunities.
https://xkcd.com/2030/
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The past decade of the tech industry has felt very snakeoil-y.
INB4 “It always has been.”
What’s sad is there are plenty of actual problems out there that could be solved with software. Most of the time they’re not that ‘sexy’ and management is so blinded by greed that they throw away all the good opportunities.