[bwhiting2356]

Just because tractors are here doesn't mean you can't garden as a hobby. I'm also tired of the slop, but this is a culture and management problem. Every software job I've had there was tension between speed and maintainability.

[happytoexplain]

Many (most?) adults do not have time to write an appreciable amount of software outside their jobs. Further, this doesn't address the enormous impact that losing the option of doing something you find engaging and don't hate for a job has on mental wellbeing, life satisfaction, just being happy at all, etc.

[bwhiting2356]

We can have 2 out of 3:

* artisanal, handmade products

* affordable products, not just for the rich

* well-paid workers

This was true of clothing, agriculture, and will also be true of SaaS. I choose affordable products and well-paid workers, but that requires embracing automation.

[ori_b]

Are you claiming that software is unaffordable? I get the sense that it was so cheap people were unhappy with how much was shoved into places where it was unwanted.

[bwhiting2356]

custom software has traditionally been out of reach for everyone but large enterprises who can afford to pay 7-8 figure checks

[rexpop]

Wow, this comments exhibits a stunningly anemic appreciation for human dignity and self-determination.