I’m sure that the new Saudi owners and Jared Kushner will be looking into hacking up human developer cost by any means necessary.
I’m sure that the new Saudi owners and Jared Kushner will be looking into hacking up human developer cost by any means necessary.
One of the many things that’s infuriating about this is that these people are so profoundly stupid, but they keep getting all the money and power. If there was any justice in the world, people like the decision makers in your stories would be living a very spartan life somewhere, reflecting on how they are so fucking senseless.
And yet people continue to worship these “job creators” and “visionaries”.
Trust me man, I’ve thought the same thing. The first story? With the contracts signed? If they had just asked me and listened to me it would have been successful. We had clients chomping at the bit wanting the new app, and obviously people ready to sign. We had guaranteed money - but it all failed because they thought they knew better than the head engineer.
The real kicker? You want to know the absolute punchline? This was a educational platform specializing in live video for professors, to aid with virtual students. This story happened in late 2019.
Any time I hear “capitalism breeds innovation”, I feel like grabbing a chair and swinging it.
“Capitalism managed to accidentally not choke an innovative project in the crib again! Yet another win for capitalism!!”
Engineers and creatives breed innovation. Capitalism exploits it.
Citizen Kane quote goes something like: it’s not hard to make a lot of money if the only thing you want is to make a lot of money.