JPMar 18
a theory on the total demobilization of programmers (in aggregate, not you specifically) as a class:
- comfortable life (salary, benefits, retirement plan)
- never protested or resisted anything / did but it didn't seem to do much
- never organized their workplace / community
- computers are a solace from messy real world stuff
- suddenly computers are subject to this new political economy
- feel totally helpless and concede to what's happening right now as inevitable
Show threadTorbjörn Norinder
@jplebreton CS as a discipline eschewing the normative and focusing on 'problem solving' as independent of ideology is central to programmer attitudes of attending to ends rather than means. Lawyers are taught in a similarly technical style, but understand the process of interpretation is the end rather than means to serve masters.
Mar 18 at 4:10pmWeb