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by lo_zamoyski 654 days ago
This is just a specific case of the general problem of long-term, cultivated, or difficult-to-measure goods. Who gets more recognition or reward, the guy who hardened his software over time to prevent the bug, or the guy who swoops in to fix the bug? The guy who tested his code to prevent bugs, or the 10x rOcKsTaR who shat out a mess of an app that appears to do what it should, but leaves everyone else cleaning up the disaster later?

Our culture in particular excels at implementing this bias.