Is advocacy and setting fire under people no longer a need in our industry? I'm struggling here. I have a window of time, not an open door.

Oct 20, 2015 · 11:59 AM UTC

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@kplawver @cackhanded What did they do??? Problem is, we let them. I saw it. It was a trainwreck and we all knew it. WHY didn't we check it?
@kplawver @cackhanded I guess the reality is when you're raising families, running companies, managing huge projects, the time isn't there.
Story of the ages! I really believed the Web was the opportunity for new system models, not the same infinite loops. @kplawver @cackhanded
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@kplawver @cackhanded I want to read that rant. VERY much.
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@kplawver @cackhanded The truth is out. Kevin is Anon.
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Replying to @mholzschlag
@mollydotcom It’s more necessary than ever. We may have many browsers not “just IE” but the web is regressing to walled gardens again. :(
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@cackhanded THAT. Exactly what I see everywhere. And there's a great divide between those that think it's a problem, and those who don't.
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@kplawver @mollydotcom plus big companies full of (allegedly) smart people wrote lots of “time-saving” JS and foisted it upon the community
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@kplawver @mollydotcom stack overflow driven development
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