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DandomRude@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Could it be that the titles / authors of those books are at issue as opposed to the fact that there are books?

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  • everett@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Bold of you to assume their co-workers can read.

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  • DandomRude@piefed.social ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I very much doubt that the spines are even legible (even if they were, there would be nothing to hide).

    It’s just that people in the field I work in mostly think books are outdated, which is of course complete nonsense, but somehow that’s how they define themselves.

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    • boonhet@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      What field? I’m in tech and even I don’t know anyone who thinks like that. Most don’t make time to read but I’ve never heard anyone say books are outdated. Maybe as a form of LLM worship, but I don’t work with those people lol

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      • DandomRude@piefed.social ⁨53⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

        I run a small digital agency solo and work primarily with medium-sized companies, which is why I often deal with their CEOs or marketing professionals.

        However, when I work directly with developers from these companies, it’s always a pleasure. That said, many of my clients don’t have in-house IT-staff.

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    • FosterMolasses@leminal.space ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      No offense, but the people in your field sound like legit wackos lol

      Next they’ll be saying public education is outdated.

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      • DandomRude@piefed.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Yep, unfortunately: A shocking number of people that I meet seem to think that jumping on every trend - no matter how ridiculous - is what sets them apart. But of course, that only applies to those who don’t have a clue about anything. It seems especially important to them to appear “modern,” and unfortunately, they don’t even realize how ridiculous that is. You probably know the type: the kind of people who post the most superficial nonsense on LinkedIn day in and day out.

        I unfortunately have to deal with people like that a lot; it’s especially widespread among executives and so-called decision-makers. They see some tech trend and get so excited about it that they think they’re the most innovative geniuses of all, just because they can type a prompt into an LLM.

        It’s a real shame that so many are so unreflective. At any rate, that’s often my impression when interacting with my clients.

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    • Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I cant recall the name of the sage, but I do recall the quote.

      Dumb people be dumb.

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  • musicjunkie@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I also get weird looks in professional zooms with my signed copy of Morning Glory Milking farm in the background

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