Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 25/10/2024153: "Wins" that are actually red flags: - We hit development milestone X (solving technical problems over user problems) - We shipped feature Y (no impact) - We supported another team's impact (no ownership) - The company increased revenue (impact isn't attributable to the team) 1160
Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 25/10/2024154: Computers are not the thing. They are the thing that stopped us from having to fix the thing. web.archive.org/web/20211002...web.archive.orgWeizenbaum examines computers and society - The TechAn article from the Tuesday, April 9, 1985 issue of The Tech - MIT's oldest and largest newspaper and the first newspaper published on the Internet. 182
Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 25/10/2024155: A system where the same person is responsible for coming up with ideas, evaluating their viability, and prioritizing them is a system with a terrible set of incentives. 1250