Post #1222729
2026-04-12 05:43 UTC
@mia I like the (generous) nod towards specialisation, but it's not only that. There's a power dynamic that (superfluous) complexity creates, and it sand-blasts teams and leaders down to their values.
Turns out a lot of the JS community (esp Over Reactors) had pretty shitty values, and saw the chance to talk down to CSS knowers as an opportunity, rather than a problem. Complexity as gate to keep the riffraff out.
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@hyratel@yiff.life 2026-04-12 06:02
@slightlyoff @mia oh Over Reactors, I like that one.
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@mia@front-end.social 2026-04-12 06:10
@slightlyoff yeah, that's true. I also don't see specialization as neutral or natural, but as corporate. and also think the constant drive to deliver - the coveted efficiency of speed - tends to encourage complexity (and other broken things).
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@lukeharby@infosec.exchange 2026-04-12 13:15
@slightlyoff @mia "Over Reactors" :bloblaugh: I am pinching that thank you.