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I can't afford to buy a Ferrari, however I would really like to have one. Does my need is less important than a need of those who can afford it? Does this mean that now all Ferrari…

It's all about negotiation really. Being a junior doesn't give you enough leverage to make this kind of demands IMHO. Juniors have this weird tendency towards overestimating their …

Basically every statement that says "Never do A" or "Always do B" without providing any justification for it. Documents like this only contribute to holy wars between junior develo…

A lot of companies these days create "Best practices" guidelines just to boost their online recognition. Very often I find these guidelines useless or even harming.

This is an excellent point. Sadly, people who share less popular opinions will (probably) never get to the point when they can start up/down voting. So the only way to get these "s…

> The main failing of TDD is the assumption that you know all of the tests that you will need before you know your software One of the main failings of TDD is that developers think…

> they are clearly exactly what the community rejects aka. "HN herd mentality." It feels me with sadness when I see the same trend over and over. People who have different opinions…

> Even though it's an US company It always amazes me when someone just assumes that US companies are somehow superior to the rest of the world. I've worked for a couple of US based…

This is not about being "tired". It's about resetting your nervous system which for different people works differently. I often think about it as about a distinction between sprint…

> Nobody will ever want to use `yes` at 10 GB/s Just because you say so?

Ever seen an ad saying "All shoes 50% off, offer ends by the end of this week" ? Now think about why these ads always have such a short deadline. > improve the public impression So…

> relying on attempts to place yourself as an informed authority I've spent 5 years studying psychology at uni so even though I don't consider myself as an authority, I think I've …

It's not only about poor impulse control. A lot of those techniques work in such a way that people don't even realise that something is trying to influence their behaviour. Usually…

> how do they create needs you didn't have? They use all kinds of sophisticated socio-psychological techniques to do so. Unfortunately, most people (including yourself) don't even …

If you're strongly motivated by money, London is probably the worst choice for taking a permanent job (unless you have enough experience to make a nice 6 figures salary and all tha…

Making a personal remark on someone just because (presumably) they have a different opinion on certain matters is pretty low.

> the total number who are willing to walk away are far too smaller Because people are too lazy to walk away from a bad deal or simply don't want to read the contract they're about…

> But my hunch is it will come from the unproductive time. Studies have shows that shrinking the work week does not mean employees do less work. They do the same amount of work mor…

> It's also about the market adjusting prices Yes, but it'll work the other way around - the "safe option" will become cheaper, otherwise services that provide it will go out of bu…

> some people are just too stupid and they'll hurt themselves and complain about it stupid people will hurt them self, one way or another. You can't protect people from their own s…

> Regulations usually exist for good reasons It's just a very small group of people telling everyone else what's good for them. I have a better idea - create regulations that "prot…

> now it has become a problem It's always been a problem. It's just that now main stream media focus more on these issues to force the anti-trump agenda. (I'm not a huge fan of Tru…