Timeline for What’s on your mind?
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| Dec 17, 2024 at 23:55 | comment | added | Journeyman Geek | The company kind of hasn't valued those sort of ICs, and actively seems to shed, and not recruit the sort of people who have those effective communication skills. | |
| Dec 17, 2024 at 23:55 | comment | added | Journeyman Geek | In a sense though - the past few years have been brittle and disruptive cause there's no cohesive vision. There isn't been any real order, nor purpose but profit, and a willingness to break down pillars of our network to chase that. We've tried not having "a Jeff" - or the people covering what we did. Both in terms of social software - (ponder slashdot post acquisition), and tech companies in general (consider Dell and Apple), Charismatic leadership and trust... work. Even if we don't have a Jeff, Keeping our Catjas, Nicks, Shogs and Tims would be helpful. | |
| Dec 14, 2024 at 8:59 | comment | added | user152859 | @Slate thanks for the replies, and while having that "10 years brainstorming" would be really nice, I really doubt it will have any actual impact - though I will most likely take part in that as well, impact or not. As for building around a mission and not around a person you're correct, but I think Jeff did have the mission in front of him, the mission was his dream, and that's how he was so successful. But I don't think there's anyone else who can do it these days, hence my suggestion. Anyway enjoy your time off, I'll wait patiently. :) | |
| Dec 13, 2024 at 22:25 | comment | added | Slate StaffMod | There's a strong argument that it would lead to a saner future than finding a "Jeff Atwood replacement," too. Institutions organized around organic, emergent, shared values (a "mission" [buzzword alert]) are often sturdy and strong. Institutions organized around a person's dream can be efficient and compelling, but are often brittle under disruption/disagreement, and can quickly lose their sense of order and purpose. The most effective values are usually ones many people feel personally and carry with them. I wonder what our model of the future would look like if built around this idea... | |
| Dec 13, 2024 at 22:23 | comment | added | Slate StaffMod | "Another way is to harness the power of this very community, and start a separate, official, discussion calling people to give their suggestions how Stack Exchange should change in 10 years, including any drastic measures they can think of." - very interesting. This is not as off-the-wall as it might seem, and it is an idea worth taking seriously. | |
| Dec 13, 2024 at 22:19 | comment | added | Slate StaffMod | Hey, first I want to say - thanks for writing. You're often one of the folks I see choose not to give feedback, because "what's the point?" - and I don't mean that as criticism. Seeing you take the time to respond at all gives me an unexpected amount of hope that the problems we're facing today might be tractable to address jointly. You might not share that hope - I know you say that at least some part of trust is probably irreparable for you. But regardless, I have to thank you for it, and for taking the time. | |
| Dec 13, 2024 at 17:53 | history | edited | starballMod | CC BY-SA 4.0 | added 3 characters in body |
| Dec 13, 2024 at 16:41 | history | answered | user152859 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |