Post #2597457
2026-03-25 01:26 UTC
@williampietri@sfba.social no, but I want to mention I was discussing how it's like a gambling addiction with some friends and one of them described it thusly: "It's a productivity slot machine."
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@williampietri@sfba.social 2026-03-25 15:45
@draNgNon@hachyderm.io For sure. And the reward curve is very interesting! Like the coding wizards of old, they're often positive-sum for basic things done from scratch without strong needs. But I read of non-developers getting out into strongly negative-sum zones. I suspect that kind of payout curve is illegal in slot machines, but I've heard the online gambling places do that to suck people in.