Weak Men Are Superweapons
Oct 2014: We all enjoy a good debate. Sometimes even “down the pub”. Be it football, politics, or religion (i.e. Apple vs Android), nothing beats falling out with your mates over a cask ale and a steak.
The post below – which contains the odd bit of “strong, grown up language”, albeit not gratuitous – was a revelation to me. We techies love “design patterns”; this is an argument pattern, and one I’ve experienced countless times but never caught on to.
http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/05/12/weak-men-are-superweapons/