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   dick flattening enthusiast (dickflatteningenthusiast@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 08:20:44 JST dick flattening enthusiast
   This post has been doing the rounds lately, and I personally find it so amusing and relevant to my experience in government work that I need to post it again.
   
   I am not a technical expert of any import, but I do work in niche spaces and it's alarming how often I find myself outperforming people who are far more qualified and experienced than I am.
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     Shlomo (shlomo@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 08:26:08 JST Shlomo

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     @dickflatteningenthusiast >Mfw working with critical subjects and you have to do an IQ test in order to work in my field.
     So far im safe, not sure for how long. I know its impossible to niggify my field because you have to know late state uni math for simple tasks. :kaos_wtf:
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     petra (petra@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 08:26:37 JST petra

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     @Shlomo @dickflatteningenthusiast One thing I see in technical fields is a field will have a high bar of entry because it takes real ability to develop new techniques and tools. Then it becomes hot, people flood in and a lot of the techniques and tools become commodified, reducing the barrier of entry to a git clone command or an app download.

     This is fine. To complain is like complaining that all it takes to use a computer or a car these days is pushing the ON button. You once had to actually build your own computers and cars.

     But the spark that you enjoyed working in the original field is gone.

     It's a cycle, and it's good to recognize as a young person rather than getting hung up on, Who moved my cheese? Still makes you miss the old days.