new person joins
new person: WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF
old hands: yeah we know we’re concerned about it
new person: WTF WTF wTF wtf wtf w…
new person gets used to it
new person #2 joins
new person #2: WTF WTF WTF WTF
new person: yeah we know. we’re concerned about it.
From Normalization of deviance in software: how completely messed up practices become normal
This is a fantastic essay on how totally crazy things become normal and accepted. Definitely worth the time to read and think about.
