Re:The Mythical Man-Month in the Age of AI
by orsorna on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @10:50PM
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Just because I am not happy with my employment situation doesn't mean I don't care about tech. I am privileged to even say that my job hasn't sucked all the joy out of building projects outside of work. None of this is a prerequisite for me ranting :)
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Re:The Mythical Man-Month in the Age of AI
by TonyStr on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @04:15AM
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Do you care about your users? If you care about tech, I'm sure you're as dissatisfied with the current state of broken and invasive software as the rest of us. I don't know the exact nature of your work, but don't you care about the experience of your clients or end-users?
Re:The Mythical Man-Month in the Age of AI
by thunderfork on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @08:46PM
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Would you take a bullet for your clients and end-users?
Burning yourself out to patch over unsustainable working conditions is a slow bullet.
Re:The Mythical Man-Month in the Age of AI
by Forbo on Thursday October 29, 2026 @08:56AM
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100%. I've been combating burnout over the last year or so. A saying that has stuck with me recently is "you don't need to set yourself on fire to make others warm." Trying to fix things by yourself in a massive bureaucracy is nigh impossible, so I've resigned myself to stop going the extra mile for the sake of the health and wellbeing of myself and my family.