this is an argument much like min wage: that it's BETTER for poor people to not be allowed to get X at all (where X is "a job" or "a lawyer") unless it can get one that meets some 3rd party's standard
I'm sympathetic to @WhippleMarc's desire to make a living, but not this arghttps://twitter.com/WhippleMarc/status/1166189576546848768 …
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2/ and this is special pleading: sure, it's OK to put mechanical engineers (who make slide rules) or software engineers (who make code) out of work by allowing unfettered competition, but NOT <slaps hood of profession> THIS sacred trust!https://twitter.com/WhippleMarc/status/1166189577872318465 …
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Marc “Except You, You're All Right” Whipple @WhippleMarcThe world is going to do what the world is going to do. But for the love of Chesterton, *think* about what you are doing. Think about the consequences. Think about how “creative destruction” is not the same force when it is applied to slide-rule factories...Show this thread2 replies 2 retweets 9 likesShow this thread -
3/ I'm out there in the cut throat world of unlicensed / unrestricted competition (in software), and, yeah, it's harsh at times, but (a) the customer gets the benefit of competition without sinecures, (b) I put on my big boy pants and compete. Go and do likewise.pic.twitter.com/6XnBSjWdX9
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