Programmers often discover solutions while explaining a problem to someone else, even to people with no programming knowledge. Describing the code, and comparing to what it actually does, exposes inconsistencies. Explaining a subject also forces the programmer to look at it from new perspectives and can provide a deeper understanding.

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[–] 174 points 7 months ago (8 children)

Now, hear me out: what if the rubber duck burned tons of energy, poisoned the water and air, caused a global shortage of computer parts, was built with material without the permission of creators, made it easy to make nonconsensual sexual images of people, and lied to you?

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  • [–] 51 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    You forgot:

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

    exploit and traumatize developing country workers to filter nsfw/nsfl

    I've always felt like there's a place in there for the early internet users through millenials (and maybe some early Gen Z) who spent a lot of time getting tricked by places like 4chan to see nsfl stuff and developed a tolerance to that sort of crap.

    I'm sure there are a lot of people that already gave up on humanity years ago and have the psychological damage/callouses to deal with that more than a random selection of a population that hasn't been affected yet. Let the already damaged use that ability, like a super power, to save those who haven't experienced enough to the point where they've given up yet.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago

    I don't think they care as much for minimizing trauma as they care for cheap labor from a developing country. I doubt there are a lot of 4chan users there.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    You can fix the world by putting an AI into the rubber duck without electricity and expensive parts and it still works!

    AI enhanced by that smile and those eyes and quiet posture helps solve problems :)

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