▲ 638 ▼ What is a well known 'public secret' in the industry you work in that the majority of outsiders are unaware of? (lemm.ee) submitted 2 years ago by NotSpez@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 651 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 83 points 2 years ago* (4 children) The past decade of the tech industry has felt very snakeoil-y. INB4 "It always has been." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] ourob@discuss.tchncs.de 41 points 2 years ago* If you’re good at building hype and have some connections, you can attract all sorts of investors hoping to get in on the ground floor of the next big thing. Dan Olsen’s NFT video from a year ago summed it up well, I think (link). People with money to invest today want to repeat the insane growth in wealth brought about by computers, the internet, social media, etc. So they will basically gamble on any new ideas that have an air of plausibility to kick off the next boom. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 years ago (1 child) What's sad is there are plenty of actual problems out there that could be solved with software. Most of the time they're not that 'sexy' and management is so blinded by greed that they throw away all the good opportunities. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ApostleO@startrek.website 1 point 2 years ago Do you have any examples of problems currently lacking a (plausible) software solution? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 25 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think it started with registry cleaners. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) Those weren't really pushed as a get-rich-quick scheme, which a lot of the hustle seems to be currently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 13 points 2 years ago Oh, you’re thinking of crypto to junk. Nah, Fudge That. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jscummy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just say blockchain or AI and you've got the base of a startup these days permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Haywire@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* Blockchain is gone, just like "space age", "plastics", "environmentally friendly", "digital", "computer controlled". Every startup is including "AI" and "sustainable" in their pitch this year. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ourob@discuss.tchncs.de 41 points 2 years ago* If you’re good at building hype and have some connections, you can attract all sorts of investors hoping to get in on the ground floor of the next big thing. Dan Olsen’s NFT video from a year ago summed it up well, I think (link). People with money to invest today want to repeat the insane growth in wealth brought about by computers, the internet, social media, etc. So they will basically gamble on any new ideas that have an air of plausibility to kick off the next boom. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 years ago (1 child) What's sad is there are plenty of actual problems out there that could be solved with software. Most of the time they're not that 'sexy' and management is so blinded by greed that they throw away all the good opportunities. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ApostleO@startrek.website 1 point 2 years ago Do you have any examples of problems currently lacking a (plausible) software solution? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 1 point 2 years ago Do you have any examples of problems currently lacking a (plausible) software solution? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 25 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think it started with registry cleaners. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) Those weren't really pushed as a get-rich-quick scheme, which a lot of the hustle seems to be currently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 13 points 2 years ago Oh, you’re thinking of crypto to junk. Nah, Fudge That. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) Those weren't really pushed as a get-rich-quick scheme, which a lot of the hustle seems to be currently. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 13 points 2 years ago Oh, you’re thinking of crypto to junk. Nah, Fudge That. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 13 points 2 years ago Oh, you’re thinking of crypto to junk. Nah, Fudge That. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jscummy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just say blockchain or AI and you've got the base of a startup these days permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Haywire@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* Blockchain is gone, just like "space age", "plastics", "environmentally friendly", "digital", "computer controlled". Every startup is including "AI" and "sustainable" in their pitch this year. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Haywire@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* Blockchain is gone, just like "space age", "plastics", "environmentally friendly", "digital", "computer controlled". Every startup is including "AI" and "sustainable" in their pitch this year. permalink fedilink source parent