Re:Ask HN: Is it me or ...?
by seestheday on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @01:45PM
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quote: You can remove the MBA, and it generalizes just fine.
agreed - I've worked for MBA's and non MBA's. In my small sample the MBA's have actually been less entitled, but I also know that the multiple of anecdote != evidence
Re:Ask HN: Is it me or ...?
by stcredzero on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @02:51PM
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The actual quote is, "The plural of anecdote is evidence."
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-the-fox-knows/ - search for "plural of anecdote"
Yup, so much for "stuff you read on the Internet" being the basis of rigorous, insightful analysis. Sturgeon's Law applies.
Re:Ask HN: Is it me or ...?
by seestheday on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @03:18PM
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Thanks - I still like the saying, though I'm not sure how to correct it now.
To me multiple anecdotes signify a small uncontrolled, non random sample set, that you really shouldn't use to draw conclusions.
You can remove the MBA, and it generalizes just fine.
It's better to compromise on technical details (Clojure vs. Python, Git vs. Hg) than on quality of people.
I would posit that the general tenor of a technical community, the quality of people attracted to it, and the efficiency with which it accrues value and gains the right kind of mindshare is really the crux of the matter. The technology is just a fortunate byproduct of technologist lives well lived. This applies equally to companies and programming language communities.
If you have the above and bad tech, you will still get by. If you have the above and good tech, you will prosper. If you have bad people/culture and excellent tech, you will fail anyways.