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0 pointsTuringNYC6y ago0 comments

>> I always found the dichotomy of Soviet culture interesting - that engineers were the most pragmatic I've ever seen, and the politicians were just...fucking idiots.

I'm not familiar with that history, but I'm quite familiar with Corporate America. One thing I've seen is that when Engineering is great, it gives the company great momentum and allows the Management/"Business"/Strategy/etc functions to lag and get lazy. Good Engineering momentum essentially produces enough residual value for others to leech off from.

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mrkstu6y ago

Which may be an insight on how SpaceX/Tesla avoid some of those traditional business issues- the business is this case is a means to an engineering end, not a means to perpetuate the power/wealth/comfort of management.

koheripbal6y ago

This is a vague statement that is just as often untrue as it is true.

It's more of a stereotype to hate on "management" and is lazy thinking.

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mrkstu6y ago

koheripbal6y ago

This is a vague statement that is just as often untrue as it is true.

It's more of a stereotype to hate on "management" and is lazy thinking.

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