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Dan McKinley

Essay author, former Etsy engineer — in 1 story, 2 quotes on record.

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“Let's say every company gets about three innovation tokens. You can spend these however you want, but the supply is fixed for a long while.”

Choose Boring Technology (2015) · "Choose Boring Technology" essay resurfaces on Hacker News, sparking debate on innovation tokens

“"Boring" should not be conflated with "bad." There is technology out there that is both boring and bad. You should not use any of that. But there are many choices of technology that are boring and good, or at least good enough.”

Choose Boring Technology (2015) · "Choose Boring Technology" essay resurfaces on Hacker News, sparking debate on innovation tokens