I no longer build software

Re:I no longer build software by CptFribble on Monday September 21, 2020 @11:20AM (#24544461)

innovation doesn't always look like a steam engine or a polio vaccine, with immediate and obvious impact on society.

sometimes innovation looks like 1000 small improvements that only save us 30 seconds of our day, but once they're all built we suddenly have whole hours freed up that used to be taken up by things like spending an hour on the phone with a travel agent

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Re:I no longer build software by throwawaygh on Monday September 21, 2020 @01:05PM (#24545805)

For every 30 seconds the average person saves on misc. Tasks, there are whole minutes spent doom scrolling on social media apps.

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Re:I no longer build software by bialpio on Monday September 21, 2020 @03:18PM (#24547293)

So? If I get to pick how I waste my time, then that time is not really wasted.

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Re:I no longer build software by throwawaygh on Saturday September 26, 2020 @11:17PM (#24603944)

So, I wonder how much social media use is a real choice. A lot of it feels more analogous the sort of false choice people make when they smoke or self-medicate with over-consumption alcohol.

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