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Those who can, do

Those who can't, teach

Those who can't teach, write

Those who can't write, write man pages




This is a pet peeve of mine. Teachers are not somehow inferior to those who do. It's a completely different skill set that actually helps you "do" better.


Exactly. In sport we respect coaches for their particular skills. But somehow teachers get joked about.


Sure we respect coaches, but we also still in every sport pay them significantly less than the pros they ostensibly lead. I personally value both coaches and teachers but it's very clear that we as a people have decided that ability to do is more valuable than the ability to teach others.


H.L. Mencken had a strong antipathy to teachers, and maths specifically.

Rather a disappointment.


And those who believe in this aphorism have never did, taught or written :)


honestly, not having a man page would be better than half of the man pages out there


Having benefited tremendously from manpages I believe they're absolutely worth existing, whatever manpage seemed insufficient to you.


Those who can, do. Those who can't, become product managers.




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