Commenter ties the motto to tech-industry layoff hypocrisy
5 Nov 2 10:01 AM · 9d ago · 4 comments · 1 source · development 5 of 5
HN commenter __natty__ argues that "never complain" carries a status dimension, noting that tech workers now facing AI-driven job losses get little sympathy after the industry itself automated other workers' jobs and promoted layoffs.
“Engineers fears of AI are legitimate, but for years the industry automated other people work, sold headcount reduction as a feature, and told laid off workers to learn to code.”
__natty__Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex Royal family memberQueen Elizabeth II Former British monarchCharles III (as Prince Charles) and Diana, Princess of Wales Royal family membersgregsadetsky Hacker News submitter
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Great advice for negative things. Pay them no attention, after you've processed them (don't ignore them though!).For positive things, for future hope and dreams, one has to be careful. We know that visualizing a positive outcome can be counter-productive...Those who daydream about the perfect fitness routine don't go to the gym.Those who daydream…
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I wish I had this sort of temperamentCognitively I know it's better to just focus on the future and what I'm doing but I really struggle to walk by stuff without engaging. It's a flaw I'm aware of and am trying to work on, but it feels impossible to get where I want to beIt does not help that I am nearing 40 and the past "things I am hoping for"…
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The never complain part has a status dimension. Complaints from people seen as privileged land badly. Tech in most world is learning this recently. Engineers fears of AI are legitimate, but for years the industry automated other people work, sold headcount reduction as a feature, and told laid off workers to learn to code. I remember how some…
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This was the insight I was given many years ago:There are a finite number of things in this world that you want, or want to have happen.There are an infinite number of things in this world that you do not want, or do not want to have happen.Focus your energy on the positive things you want, and you will automatically avoid the negative things that…
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Reminds me of a lesson from my motorcycle instructor: “When you see an obstacle in the road that you have to dodge, keep your eyes on the place you want to end up, not on the obstacle as you steer away from it, lest your body unconsciously steers you right back into it.”It’s not a perfect metaphor, but I think of it often to remind myself not to…
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> Related, which I always loved: Winston Churchill "You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks."This seems to be a rewording of
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Doesn't work well if not giving attention to problem doesn't stop that problem from being worse, but just allows it to growUnless you literally mean "don't give oxygen", then yes, people generally die off that so the problem would be solved.
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Man this is antithetical to how I live my life. I complain all the time and over-explain everything.
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