[clickety_clack]

I think the issue is that some of us like the drudgery!

[saulpw]

Some of us like lifting weights too but you can't fault someone for using a backhoe instead of a shovel when they want to build a house.

[mistrial9]

this is a very interesting line of analogy .. allow me to broaden it with "a backhoe cannot do the mantle inlays with black oak" and at the same time "your backhoe is done in four days but the entire home still needs building"

[ok_dad]

A backhoe cannot do the mantle inlays with black oak, but maybe a CNC router can do most of the work for you except the final detailing and fitting.

[tbossanova]

Will I still like it?

[eptcyka]

Once pricing comes into play, you might.

[mathisfun123]

These metaphors are always so facile - if a backhoe dug a randomized foundation for your house (all the while apologizing and re-digging) I'm pretty sure you would not use it over the shovel. A better analogy would've been using dynamite to dig a foundation over using a shovel.

[gedy]

More like house flippers drywalling over the bad wiring and weird framing. "Looks good!"

[raw_anon_1111]

Unfortunately, even if I did like the “drudgery” in consulting, no one pays American rates for it. The drudgery is done by folks in LatAm and India.

[kakacik]

World is bigger than US, much bigger. So is HN audience.

[raw_anon_1111]

And in the rest of the world do the people doing the “drudgery” get paid more than the people who lead the work and design?