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by majewsky 3366 days ago
> Always have an actual skill as a back-up, that’s very good advice.

This advice from Coupland is the best part of the article, because it uncovers the intended audience: telephone sanitizers. [1]

> Most people who work in tech – 99% – don’t want to look at the implications of what they are doing. They just want to hit their milestones and that’s it.

This statement actually works for about every profession.

[1] If you don't get the reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golgafrincham