PhilGoetz comments on The Shabbos goy - Less Wrong

35 Post author: PhilGoetz 26 March 2010 04:16PM

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Comment author: PhilGoetz 26 March 2010 08:50:04PM 4 points [-]

I'm sorry, but you have to update that belief now. :)

Comment author: Rain 27 March 2010 09:45:35PM *  2 points [-]

I've heard the data point several times before in different contexts, so minimal updating required.

As far as I can tell, it comes down to different incentives. End users have the goal structure G* (most closely aligned with the actual business), developers have Q*, sysadmins have D*, and none of them are well aligned with each other.

Comment author: PhilGoetz 28 March 2010 12:55:20AM 0 points [-]

I hadn't heard it. I wasn't aware that some people were prejudiced against sysadmins.