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by satanspastaroll 2276 days ago
As signaling is the opposite of practical, it's like asking how kryptonite could best help superman
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Nice in theory, but the people who write dev tools still need to pay the rent.
I'm not sure I get what you mean. It's just that it's incredibly difficult to signal anything with a tool that exists for the sole purpose of utility. It's like trying to sell cotton with signaling; it doesen't really raise any kinds of emotion