Re:Chris Hughes Purges The New Republic
by snowwrestler on Friday December 05, 2014 @03:02PM
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I don't find that particular phrasing condescending. It reads to me as though the writer values traditional journalism as something worth preserving and combining with new ideas.
Try replacing the context but keep the structure:
"He truly reflects the “straddle generation” of devops who remain deeply rooted in the qualities of traditional system administration – having worked with brands such as AT&T and IBM – but also understands what it takes to create applications that can scale across all platforms."
Does that somehow imply that traditional system administration is a bad thing? I don't think so.
Re:Chris Hughes Purges The New Republic
by chris_wot on Friday December 05, 2014 @04:04PM
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Frankly, it's not insulting: it's absurd. If someone told me they were part of a "straddle generation" who know system admin and also create scalable apps, I'd laugh in their face.
Try replacing the context but keep the structure:
"He truly reflects the “straddle generation” of devops who remain deeply rooted in the qualities of traditional system administration – having worked with brands such as AT&T and IBM – but also understands what it takes to create applications that can scale across all platforms."
Does that somehow imply that traditional system administration is a bad thing? I don't think so.