alt Hacker NewsInteresting. Coming from big tech, it's actually pretty spot-on of an article. I think most folks at big tech have experienced this stuff too.
> Why is it necessary for big tech companies to act this way? Why does bad code bother engineers so much? Are they actually misguided for feeling like bad code is a catastrophe, or is it really the fault of the broader economic sphere we all inhabit? Is it actually maturity to reconcile ourselves to drift powerlessly as faceless and titanic forces sculpt our reality? So many possible questions.
These are all great questions. I have some thoughts, of course. But I'm not sure it's fair to describe OP as a burnt-out nihilist. The premise of the post is pretty reasonable actually.
I don't disagree that it's an accurate portrayal of reality. And of course, as I made clear in my post, I don't know if they're actually a burnt out nihilist.
My issue with the article is maybe more that the perspective and framing seem to want to lock out idealism from the conversation and encourage people to become ruthless, hard-nosed pragmatists in order to survive in this environment. Is that actually good, effective, or desirable? Again, lots of questions.