Brother [printers] have gotten to where they are now, by NOT innovating

Re:Brother [printers] have gotten to where they are now, by ... by Clubber on Monday November 27, 2023 @09:07AM (#38432360)

I think a better example of personal growth mindset would be your career. Eventually you'll cap out being a programmer for example. You've mastered the highest paying technology, you've moved to the highest paying location, etc. Your options are to go independent and start your own company, move to a startup with equity, or start cheating people. Cheating people would be to over bill your hours, take on 2-3 jobs and half ass them all, etc. I would argue it's not so much the growth mindset, but the lack of ethics people apply when chasing money once their growth is capped out.

Growth is good, but it will eventually cap out. It's what people do when that happens that really matters.

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Re:Brother [printers] have gotten to where they are now, by ... by bluGill on Monday November 27, 2023 @09:41AM (#38432730)

Growth doesn't cap out, but it becomes only a slight upward. I'm a C++ programmer I can become better by using C++23, or I can learn rust. Both would be paths to growth, but since I'm already good at programming the difference will be minimal. Both would be worth doing, but the difference would not be very significant.

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Re:Brother [printers] have gotten to where they are now, by ... by Clubber on Monday November 27, 2023 @11:36AM (#38434396)

I was specifically referencing income growth via programming career. I didn't make that clear. I referenced it here but not in the opening statement. Personal growth for the sake of personal growth is boundless.

>You've mastered the highest paying technology, you've moved to the highest paying location, etc.

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