Re:Please don’t learn to code
by enraged_camel on Wednesday May 11, 2016 @11:04AM
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>>I was about to make the exact same comment. People should automate their most boring and mindless tasks, that's the only way to achieve large further productivity gains.
Productivity gains that will be captured by their employers in the form of higher profits and bonuses for executives and most likely won't be passed down to the employee.
Not saying learning coding is a bad idea, but some perspective is useful I think.
Re:Please don’t learn to code
by dragonwriter on Wednesday May 11, 2016 @12:07PM
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> Productivity gains that will be captured by their employers in the form of higher profits and bonuses for executives and most likely won't be passed down to the employee.
Assuring that aggregate economic gains are justly distributed is a social (politico-economic) problem that clearly (in light particularly of the last ~40 years of history, where there has been clear and damaging regress in that area) needs to be address, but that doesn't mean that we should stop seeking aggregate gains.
Not necessarily. Productivity gains can come back to the employee. I used to work at a place where my boss wanted a status report printed out and on his desk by 7:00. Before I figured out how to automate the status report, I had to come in at 6:00 every day to prepare the report. I was on salary, so I didn't get paid for the extra time. After, I came in at 6:45. I guarantee I captured my own productivity gains there.
Edit: I was working as an engineer at a manufacturing plant, for context.
Bold statement without a proof. Can you point to a poor nation with highly productive employers?
Re:Please don’t learn to code
by enraged_camel on Wednesday May 11, 2016 @02:57PM
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It's well-documented that, in the United States, productivity has increased massively since the 70s but wages have remained stagnant.
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/02/why-the-...
Exactly like everyone shouldn't need to be a professional carpenter, but have a basic DIY tools and know how to assemble some ikea furniture. Or basic physics understanding to know what to do and not to do with an electrical socket!