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		solidasparagus on July 15, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Etcd, or, why modern software makes me sad There's some truth in that, but there's more to it. Successful tech companies build good tech that is often worth adopting: - the companies' successes are often predicated on strong ability to develop technologies - good (well-maintained) technology requires resources and the successful tech companies have those resources.

sriku on July 15, 2020 [–]

Valid. The "fashion" point was more about P(adoption worthy tech | successful originator) != P(successful originator | adoption worthy tech)

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