[idiotsecant]

Meanwhile - the person who knew what they were doing would design the whole thing to be safe, code compliant, and efficient from the beginning, skipping the 'making it up as I go' phase.

There is this common pattern with a certain kind of HN user of not bothering to learn about something before assuming you are way smarter than any other human who has ever lived and just doing it yourself from base principles, before inevitably finding out what everyone else already knew.

If it was just diy projects it would be one thing, but entire companies are run on this principle.

[gritzko]

I recall a WWII sabotage manual that recommends it as a very effective sabotage technique: “let relevant authorities handle it”. Then everyone waits as the relevant authorities have being inquired through proper channels.

You can’t even hire a competent person unless you have a bit of expertise yourself. You wouldn’t know the difference.

There is some productive Middle Way here.

[theothertimcook]

CIA simple sabotage manual - insist works are completed through proper channels and where possible referred to relevant committee.

[idiotsecant]

Huh? You can absolutely hire a competent solar system designer quite easily as a layperson.