Re:Hire for the Ability to Get Shit Done (2011)
by systemvoltage on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @07:15PM
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Look, I fully support lots of vacation, staying happy, diversity, avoiding burnout - all the things big tech workers rally for. But HN offers zero optimism about solving hard problems, joy of discovery and innovation, struggling through challenges and facing them head on, cooperating with others, leadership and straightforwardness, etc. It's become a cesspool of big tech agony, mixed with social drama, activism and shunning down people that are looking for inspiration. Used to be not like that and it is affecting people like you and many new brilliant people that see no hope but to get a cozy gig at FAANG, check the stock market everyday.
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Re:Hire for the Ability to Get Shit Done (2011)
by potta_coffee on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @07:21PM
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Anecdotally, I used to get sucked into HN for hours because the discussions were good. Now I scan and many days don't find a single decent discussion. Lots of Rust vs Go and politics under the guise of technology. Then again, maybe this is reflecting our society, which is being eaten alive and conglomerated.
Re:Hire for the Ability to Get Shit Done (2011)
by exdsq on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @09:58PM
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Don't forget the occasional wave of Julia!
Re:Hire for the Ability to Get Shit Done (2011)
by aerosmile on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @07:24PM
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I am embarrassed to admit that many years ago, I wasted one of my few moments with PG to make the dumbest suggestion ever - in my mind, HN could make some minor SEO tweaks and easily acquire a ton of new traffic, which would help YC get more exposure. He just smiled and didn't say anything. I knew right then and there why I was wrong, but the true extent of my stupidity has only been recently dawning on me.
Re:Hire for the Ability to Get Shit Done (2011)
by TigeriusKirk on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @07:31PM
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HN is no longer the site you're looking for. It's no longer the site I'm looking for, either. That irritated me to an unreasonable degree for a while, but I just accept it for what it is now.
I find it's still a useful pointer to interesting links, but if I go into the comments it's knowing they'll be annoying. Align expectations with the reality and it's OK.
Re:Hire for the Ability to Get Shit Done (2011)
by exdsq on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @09:59PM
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What do you use nowadays?
Re:Hire for the Ability to Get Shit Done (2011)
by dotancohen on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @10:53PM
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Re:Hire for the Ability to Get Shit Done (2011)
by actually_a_dog on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @12:34AM
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Really? Has Slashdot cycled back around to being as interesting as it was in the 90s?
Re:Hire for the Ability to Get Shit Done (2011)
by dotancohen on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @04:24AM
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Other than the Beta redesign, /. _the site_ has always been good. The content has been consistently interesting.
However, the _community_ has changed. I still read the headlines to get an idea of what is happening in the world, but the fine comments have been garbage from the moment Taco left.
Re:Hire for the Ability to Get Shit Done (2011)
by MattGaiser on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @07:44PM
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> optimism about solving hard problems, joy of discovery and innovation, struggling through challenges and facing them head on, cooperating with others, leadership and straightforwardness,
Enough of us have been given speeches by corporate culture execs or flashy tech leaders making vapourware, so when we hear those words, we await a pile of nonsense to follow.
Re:Hire for the Ability to Get Shit Done (2011)
by genericone on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @07:22PM
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I've felt this recently, was there a wantrapreneur-exodus I wasn't aware of? Where are all the tales-from-the-trenches posts? Where did the hustle posts go!? Was there a "startups considered toxic" moment that I missed?