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Re:What are your company's anti-values? by mytailorisrich on Thursday February 17, 2022 @06:53AM (#30372133)
I don't see any clear meaning to the term "anti-value" in this article.

It seems to imply that a "value" means "more". It does not. "Frugality" is a value of that is a behaviour deemed important to follow, it's not an "anti-value" (whatever that might mean).

Similarly, "move fast, break things" means you value action and risk-taking.

I was expecting "anti-value" to mean a behaviour deemed negative and to be avoided.

Re:What are your company's anti-values? by rgun on Thursday February 17, 2022 @08:34AM (#30372851)
I believe what author means by 'anti-value' is the other side of trade-off, which you are willing to compromise.

Like in 'move fast and break things', you are willing to compromise reliability/stability in favour of speed.

Re:What are your company's anti-values? by willsewell on Saturday February 19, 2022 @09:41AM (#30397444)
I think the other responses have explained the definition I had in mind for "anti-value".

"Frugality" is a bit less explicit than "move fast _and break things_. I think the reason it could be considered an anti-value is because it implies obvious _costs_. For example it can cost time in "shopping around", or it could mean that you miss out on opportunities - for example missing out on a great employee because you pay below market rate.

Re:What are your company's anti-values? by sokoloff on Thursday February 17, 2022 @07:18AM (#30372283)
Wasteful/free spending is the negative behavior to be avoided if you value frugality.

Overly cautious, ponderous delivery is the negative behavior to be avoided if you value “move fast, break things”.

Re:What are your company's anti-values? by blurker on Thursday February 17, 2022 @10:29AM (#30374102)
How is "break things" not a negative? That seems really clear to me and I think is an excellent example!
Re:What are your company's anti-values? by mytailorisrich on Thursday February 17, 2022 @03:56PM (#30378548)
If you advise people to "move fast, break things" then obviously you consider that this is a positive.

"Break things" is also obviously not to be understood in isolation. Of course breaking things for no reason is not positive. It means that you will break things if you move fast and take risk and that it is unavoidable and worth it.

Re:What are your company's anti-values? by blurker on Thursday February 17, 2022 @05:16PM (#30379426)
I see it being like this:

Value: move fast (positive)

Anti-value: break things (negative)

Breaking things is not positive normally, but it's the compromise for moving fast.

Re:What are your company's anti-values? by mytailorisrich on Thursday February 17, 2022 @05:56PM (#30379845)
But it's neither. It's "move fast, break things" as a whole to illustrate values of action and risk-taking.