Subcultures die when favorite texts of the earliest members start seeming like homework for the newest members
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What are your favorite classic reads on how managing software orgs is different from traditional? I'm thinking stuff like:
1. Mythical man month
2. Steve Yegge platform rant
3. Richard Gabriel Worse is Better
4. ESR cathedral and bazaar
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geeks are there for the conversation in the art, mops are mostly there to have a good time. meaningness.com/geeks-mops-soc
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When I finally read Hemingway I felt like I had discovered something amazing... but quickly realized I hadn't discovered shit except actually paying attention to the true wisdom of certain crowds.
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What do you have in mind here -- forum lore? Backstory of popular users? Copypasta(s)?
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There's an upper limit to the size of a culture's canon. As you approach the limit, culture becomes a zero sum game. Power: who chooses the mix?
And we're so awash in new culture creation that entire canon's are created and forgotten as fast as subcultures.
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