> I don’t think nations become intentionally authoritarian
They absolutely do. Most democracies and republics in history have transitioned to authoritarianism at the behest of their own citizens. Centralized power is seen as a route to fast, urgent reform. The most famous example, of course, is Julius Caesar's assumption of power.
This is partially why "populist" can have a negative connotation in political or historical discussions. Putin is (supposedly) very popular, and Stalin is still remembered fondly by a surprising number[1] of Russians. South America has had tons of popular authoritarians, like Juan Perón[3], Alberto Fujimori[4], and Getúlio Vargas.
> Another curious question, it would be interesting to see the impact of adopting a cat or a dog on men’s testosterone levels.
Very interesting idea though. But all of this fathering thing is related with continue one's bloodline I guess. Humans are very motivated to maintain their lineage. Adopting pets may be related with another topic.
> But all of this fathering thing is related with continue one's bloodline I guess.
Can I safely assume you haven't adopted any children? I'm a parent of two adopted kids (now mostly grown). If you think what motivates me is any different than what motivates other fathers, you would be terribly mistaken.
And here is my turn to speak without knowing: I imagine that if a father is too attached to the idea of the continuation of his genetic legacy, it may pressure the children to fulfill the father's idea of a legacy rather than find their own path.
There is no silver bullet for any kind of problem in software engineering. And, distributed systems is no exception. Also, when designing a large system e.g. a distributed system, the fact of selecting a language for its functional, procedural or object oriented capabilities is not much important afaik.
Hence, I think the first sentence of your question has no effect on the question. For the question of >why isn't it functional? I think current state of Go is performing enough for Google's problems.
I use CarPlay for 2 years on a daily basis on my VW (w/ touch screen). The head unit is placed in the middle of the cockpit. In time you build up muscle memory so it can be a similar experience with hard buttons. The only catching point is if your phone is slow, features like CarPlay behaves nondeterministic. Thus, it becomes very distracting.
Also, to reduce distraction I suggest using Siri with CarPlay. It works like a charm and you don't even need to look to the screen.
Despite the fact that Bentham is the first name that comes into mind when speaking on utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill pushed the boundaries of it and actually addressed what utility is and how can it be measured. As article implies, the utility of a thing should be measured for each individual so that the person extract more happiness from it. I strongly suggest to read Mill’s utilitarianism if someone is looking more information about this topic.
I think the main motivation of asking yourself those questions with self-distancing is to expose your feelings to yourself. It helps you to state them. You are trying to understand yourself. I guess this is the main reason of this technique. Unfortunately it is not emphasized in the article.
Despite all critic comments here, I think the article is great because it clearly identifies what is minimalism in Go and how it is easy to learn and use compared to Java or Python. Still, there could be code snippets or more details on context but these are huge subjects and even if he tried it would be a hard read.
