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Re:Ask HN: I joined a FAANG and it is awful by jasondigitized on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @12:47PM (#28223831)
Everyone needs to be mindful of Chesterstons fence when marching in with a strong sense of confidence with little knowledge of history.
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Re:Ask HN: I joined a FAANG and it is awful by npteljes on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @01:46PM (#28224680)
I didn't know it, so here goes:

"Chesterton's fence is the principle that reforms should not be made until the reasoning behind the existing state of affairs is understood."

Very reasonable.

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