Post #1083487
2026-04-09 09:25 UTC
Just finished reading @pluralistic 's post on “process knowledge”, knowledge gained through doing a job for years. Doctorow says it's not seen as valuable because it can't be controlled. I know this isn't the point of the post (he's talking about IP), but perhaps ageism comes into play as well? To know how a machine or process in a company works, you probably have to have been there for a while, which means you're probably one of the older workers. Just a thought. https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/08/process-knowledge-vs-bosses/#wash-dishes-cut-wood
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@wesdym@mastodon.social 2026-04-09 10:45
@rashunda I think it's not valued because C-suiters 1) do not understand it (even though they understand their own equivalent, and 2) cannot quantify it: For the majority of B-schoolers, what can't be counted is not real enough to matter. Even though there are many old jokes about this, such as the $50,000 chalk mark. Perhaps ironically, it is decision-makers who seem to have trouble learning from experience.
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@dearlove@mathstodon.xyz 2026-04-09 21:14
@rashunda @pluralistic See Tom Scott's latest video series (YouTube or elsewhere) touring England counties. Two so far free and the bell casters and paragliders show massive amounts of expertise from experience. I suspect these will not be the last examples.