Stephen Chen

The greatest issue is not which style to choose, but rather consistency. I have, in the past, been accused of “bike-shedding” (i.e. Discussing what color to paint the bike shed next to the nuclear power plant we’re supposed to be designing) about code style. The reason I wanted to talk about it is because I am aesthetically driven, and the aesthetics of my code is important to me. That experience lead me to promise to myself never to accuse anyone of bike-shedding. I would never accuse anyone of that because I think to accuse someone of bike-shedding is to say “Whatever this thing is that matters to you, it doesn’t really matter. You are being frivolous to discuss this.” I would never say that to someone, so I won’t accuse anyone of bike-shedding. If you also refrain from accusing others of bike-shedding, thanks. :+1:

…ipants, the worker is able to get future jobs more easily, which creates stickiness for the worker. The worker has more success getting jobs from a marketplace where he has multiple strong reviews than from a marketplace where he has no reputational data. The reviews are also valuable for the demand side because they help create trust and provide peace …

One common problem with many labor marketplaces is disintermediation. This occurs when the supply side and the demand side choose to “cut out the middleman” and transact directly with one another. Disintermediation can be particularly acute when there is high loyalty or a high degree of trust be…