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Re:“Write Drunk, Edit Sober” Is Bad Advice by porpoisely on Friday December 07, 2018 @10:34AM (#18628483)
I mostly agree with your points. But coding or programming is as much artistic as it is engineering. It isn't an accident that the historical center of tech is also the center of the drug. Not just performative drugs but also hallucinogenic.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/07/09/hacking-the-brain-sil...

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Re:“Write Drunk, Edit Sober” Is Bad Advice by ticmasta on Friday December 07, 2018 @11:47AM (#18629168)
>> It isn't an accident that the historical center of tech is also the center of the drug

This assertion is ridiculous; it could most certainly be a coincidence. I'd suggest the numerous locations around the world known for a period of drug experimentation that are not technology hot beds suggests it is.

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