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this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2026
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What is the social punishment for repeatedly and consistently finding flaws in the work of others? maybe this isn't about cognition so much as fitting in.
Or more systemically: programmers who point out flaws are weeded out of the employment pool.
We’re seen as the problem, who only dredge up trash, without recognition of the cleanup in our wake.
Well in a sense that is true. This guy is pretending like he's the only one that sees bugs. In reality he's the only one that isn't able to understand priorities. If you're constantly reporting every bug no matter how trivial, that is a problem. You're wasting people's time.
Don't feel bad, this seems to happen in every field.
I really did enjoy watching Oppenheimer because, though surely politics played a role in promotion, knowing your shit was an absolute qualification for working on the Manhattan Project.