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The problem honestly seems like less of a debate about defining greatness and more about defining shipping, at this point.

Maybe this is nitpicking, but I've had this conversation in person more times than I can count during loops, review cycles, and over beers, and I'm hard pressed to think of the last time I got such pushback against something that seemed pretty cut-and-dry; namely "did you get done what you needed to get done without undue pain and suffering."

I'll openly concede that I very well could be in a "communication bubble" where words like shipping have loaded context. I'd still defend my point that if one chose the isomorphic terms for within their space, the "intent" of my message holds water as a useful heuristic, if a rather reductionist one. Tautologically, someone who I can trust to fulfill their role without "fires everywhere", two thumbs up in my book.

That being said, I'm honestly blown away by the amount of downvotes I've been getting for what I typically saw as the pillar of "meritocracy", that you get your job done without burning down the house. I wish more of the opposition at least take the time to express _why_ as opposed to just burying this. At this point I feel like I'd do better to "Save my account" and stop commenting but alas this is a topic close to my heart.




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