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Is this sub-populated mostly by Facebook people? Some of the answers really feel like it.

This is the "you're more productive at the office" crowd

What you're asking is akin to: why are people impressed by the airplane? We've already reached the Americas and India by boat.

SpaceX, and others actually are not advancing science per se, but are greatly improving/optimising the engineering so that it can be used in cheaper ways by others.

There's also the issue that after the moon landing we didn't really improve that much and much of the knowledge faded

You start working earlier ...

You cherry picked his argument and left out the rest where he states China's as cheaper standards of environmental "friendliness"

You're so kwel and super smart, little guy

• You will spend your entire career chasing trends.

Depends on the language, that's mostly a JavaScript/typescript issue.

• The market is volatile. People are constantly getting abruptly laid off. SD has never been very stable, so you should plan on getting a new job every few years.

Depends on the country, where I'm from there has been very few layoffs.

• Software companies are constantly looking for ways to make SD easier. As a result, your value will decrease over time, in preference for bootcampers and 2 year degree graduates.

Not sure what to say, I haven't felt my value decrease. All I see are bubbles saying they will replace me.. and then they burst.

Nobody listens to developers. Your manager's beliefs about SD come entirely from consultants, magazines, and Elon Musk tweets.

Agree but that's more of an engineering wide problem, specially when you get managers with very few engineering experience. Take the Apollo landings as an opposite example: great managers that were great engineers.

• Nobody cares about quality software. If you take the time to make your code efficient and lightweight, all your manager sees is you taking longer to make something than your peers. After all, we can just raise hardware requirements if the software is slow.

This is a bit too generic to argue against. You can get that in electrical engineering no? If you take more time designing that PCB because you want to better place the components to improve heat dissipation, will your manager care in the end?

Sorry if it sounded aggressive. This topic hits close because I have at least 2 very close friends that continuously ignore speed limits and no argument dissuades them of the "speed limits are a way of controlling the people, and fines are just for the police to earn money" mindset, et al. And I feel they'll have a nasty accident one day

I don't disagree it's disproportionate. But you know how rich and poor can avoid fines? Just fucking respect the limits

People should follow the law because it benefits everyone not because they want to avoid a fine

What the hell this is new, so road safety was created to hinder the poor? Just drive below the speed limit and stop making stupid excuses

That's the journalists' fault. They have no business going through studies like this, that are not meant for them to make conclusions.

Believe whatever makes you feel better, that's all you can do, really.

Just stop spreading this bs, and stop reading news like these. Believe what accredited sources tell you, like your doctor or other professionals

Kind of. I agree partly. My mother used to knit winter clothes, for free, for some institutions and she wasn't the one delivering them. They never knew who she was, and she didn't bother.