Re:2013 was a lost year for tech
by michaelochurch on Thursday December 26, 2013 @02:36PM
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Good things tend to happen in tech when the mainstream isn't looking.
During bubble times, you get douchebags from MBA-land who come in and, because they generally have superior social polish to real technologists, hog the resources and funding and attention. They make a hash of it, create loads of embarrassment, and slink away after the bubble deflates. Then the real actors get to work for a while... until that generates enough success to draw in the wrong crowd, and the cycle repeats.
Progress is occurring, but there's a shitload of nonsense that can distract one away from seeing it.
During bubble times, you get douchebags from MBA-land who come in and, because they generally have superior social polish to real technologists, hog the resources and funding and attention. They make a hash of it, create loads of embarrassment, and slink away after the bubble deflates. Then the real actors get to work for a while... until that generates enough success to draw in the wrong crowd, and the cycle repeats.
Progress is occurring, but there's a shitload of nonsense that can distract one away from seeing it.