viva_la_juche [they/them, any]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 10 months agoIn a surprise to no one except those that stay on LinkedIn like it’s a second job…hexbear.netexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down10
arrow-up1117arrow-down1external-linkIn a surprise to no one except those that stay on LinkedIn like it’s a second job…hexbear.netviva_la_juche [they/them, any]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square22linkfedilink
minus-squareDragonBallZinn [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 months agoIt always makes me think, like don’t they have to be smart in order to code, let alone work in tech?
minus-squareUlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·10 months agoYeah, sort of. But to fit in and thrive in the tech industry, ideological obedience and having no distracting interests or values other than “make the rich richer” are even more important.
minus-squareikilledtheradiostar [comrade/them, love/loves]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months ago don’t they have to be smart in order to code, All evidence points to the contrary
minus-squareThermonuclearEgg [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 months agoAbsolutely not. You do have to be able to code and debug in order to code, and even then, some people… Even PhDs can say stupid things outside their expertise.
It always makes me think, like don’t they have to be smart in order to code, let alone work in tech?
Yeah, sort of. But to fit in and thrive in the tech industry, ideological obedience and having no distracting interests or values other than “make the rich richer” are even more important.
All evidence points to the contrary
Absolutely not. You do have to be able to code and debug in order to code, and even then, some people…
Even PhDs can say stupid things outside their expertise.