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[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

they drastically reduce ... quality for short term acceleration

Western society is built on this principle

[–] PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tell me about it...

I left my more mature company for a startup.

I feel like Tyler Durden sometimes.

[–] noobdoomguy8658@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How you liking it? How many years have you aged in the months working at your startup?

[–] PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My hairline has started receding very rapidly. There's there's these fine hairs all over my desk, and I see the photo I took when joining directly before turning on my camera every meeting.

[–] noobdoomguy8658@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Doesn't sood good at all. I'm sorry to hear that, friend. I really hope there's enough upsides there compared to working at a more mature company for you.

[–] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sort of. Nobody's cutting corners on aviation structural components, for example. We've been pretty good at maximizing general value output, and usually that means lower quality, but not always.

[–] SPRUNT@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm going to say that's the exception that proves the rule, assuming they were structural parts and not a minor controller chip for de-icing or something.

The company themself announced it without being prompted, and if whoever introduce these unapproved parts into a small number of engines is caught there's going to be real hell to pay. The stuff that stops you from falling out of the sky is serious business, and is largely treated as such.

On the other hand, a software function that's hacked together an inefficient will just fly below the radar, and most people will prefer two outfits to one that's actually well made for the same price, so quality goes right out the window.