My hottest of hot takes: the only people who should run companies that make things are people who deeply give a fuck about those things.

[torithom@theforkiverse.com]

@Daojoan trying to think of the most ridiculous thing to have a high level passion for making, like the part in the toilet that makes it flush... And then it comes around to bringing back artisans. At least then, the toilet maker business could have a passion in making the whole toilet!

[martin_de_zavala@mastodon.social]

@Daojoan Not even in the most remote kumbaya corners of silicon valley is this true anymore. The mantra today is: Whatever you do, if you dont make quasillions, you are not a genius. No matter who gets bombed

[xeophin@swiss.social]

@Daojoan Come on. Does no one think of the career paths of management consultants?

[jmopp@masto.ai]

@xeophin @Daojoan The bean counters can run bean-counting businesses

[ska@social.treehouse.systems]

@Daojoan what a way to tell me I should own a burger restaurant more than a software company

[coolbean@brain.worm.pink]

@ska @Daojoan tbf i think we can all agree running a burger restaurant would be more enjoyable than running a software company in this day and age