Programming Humor

This is how literally everything is. The individualistic urge to celebrate specific people has always escaped me because like, nobody does great things alone.

I agree with this.

"If I have seen further, it is because I stand on the shoulders of giants" -Bernard of Chartres

Anyways that’s why individualism is a plague.

I disagree with this.

You’re individuality is important, but no discovery was made without the efforts of countless colleagues and predecessors. Nobody does anything in a vacuum.

Certain small specific approaches or ideas are indeed from individuals and can be revolutionary. Carrying them to reality may indeed require the group, however. There danger is swinging too far away from individuality. You can get burdened with the concept that the only way to effect change or innovation is through a group, which also isn't true.

The inception of Linux is a great example. Unix had a long and storied history before Linus started creating Linux. However the barriers to creating a cheap/free/lightweight version of a Unix like operating system were overcome initially by one person. Just that very first version of Linux took many works of others prior, added to it, and augmented it, and elevated it enough to create a point of change. Everything that happened after is absolutely the group contribution that made it what it was today. However, for a moment, there was a single individual that moved it forward. That is worthy of recognition that it can occur.