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software as auteur work succeeds when it's entering a vacuum. if you're legit breaking open a field that's never been exposed to it before, sure, go wild. those fields are fewer and far between nowadays

unlike creative industries, there's a fuckton of toil work that just needs to be done automating processes. the playbook style excels there, and unlike artistic work there's not really room for memorable standouts that break the rules.

music will always have the quality where good novelty is impressive and breaks boundaries. business processes less so. prince can (could) deliver a stellar rendition of purple rain that breaks the bonds between heaven and earth even though you've heard the song before, but ain't nobody delivering a stellar automated check deposit workflow execution that stands out from the rest.

commodity services bring commodity work. this is fine. i do not want my mobile check deposit to be a tour de force, i want it to be something i don't give a second thought. there is beauty in the blase' being blase'