#cargocult — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #cargocult, aggregated by home.social.
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@nixCraft What I fear is that this practice is so common that companies that where previously doing fairly well (like where I work) are now jumping on the band wagon due to fear of missing out.
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*taps the sign*
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Cultural Cargo Cults Ethics and Taoism
https://www.xenofact.com/2026/03/01/cultural-cargo-cults-ethics-and-taoism/ -
The cargo cult on the island of Tanna in the New Hebridies says their messiah John Frum will return on February 15th, but the year remains unknown https://toilet-guru.com/overview-faith.html?s=mb #CargoCult #Apocalypse #prophecy
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This is why I basically call all modern #UIDesign a #CargoCult.
Tactile considerations were precisely what went into UI Design 40 years ago.
Now, it's all about surface-level aesthetics, and it has broken so many fundamental things, argh.
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#CargoCult, man. #Apple is just a multi-trillion-dollar cargo cult at this point. :(
All of the people who understood why things were done a certain way have either (sadly) died or (gladly) retired, or just moved on.
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The so-called #audiophile community is famous for the amount of #woo that passes for knowledge or expertise.
When you look at the DIY audio community - building things up from #electronic components or modules - you add in the cargo-cult processes used by people with no basic electronics knowledge building these things, and the false-but-confident beliefs of those with some knowledge but more assurance of their own intelligence 🙄 - and you get some real doozies in discussion threads [1] on audio/electronics fora.
I just came across one that will stick with me:
A: I saw some people are doing <X> to increase the bass from this little amp. Should I do it?
B (actually knowledgeable): Depends on the design. If it's lacking <Y>, it can help the subjective bass response of the amp.
C (overly confident): BS! OBJECTIVELY (!) you get more and better boom.
Boom-boom, you know? Your guts will tell you the objective truth.... that is LITERALLY the definition of "subjective". 🤣
[1] A.K.A. arguments on the instalment plan.
#literally #argument #discussion #thread #forum #fora #electronics #audio #hobby #DIY #DunningKrueger #knowledge #experience #objective #subjective #CargoCult
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Ein Klassiker des agilen Theaters, perfekt beobachtet von @deinol
Man sitzt in einer vierstündigen Scrum-Schulung. Das erste große Thema ist die entscheidende Rolle des Product Owners. Und wer fehlt natürlich in der Schulung?
Der Realitäts-Check von @deinol: https://dice.camp/@deinol/115543887900630732
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Bedenkenswerter Text über #Realos und #Fundis in @tazgetroete #cargocult https://taz.de/Denkgebaeude-hinterfragen/!vn6122757/
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Was haben Eingeborene und Top-Manager gemeinsam? #Cargocult #Cargo #JohnFrum #Nagriamel #Management #Linkedin
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Was haben Eingeborene und Top-Manager gemeinsam? #Cargocult #Cargo #JohnFrum #Nagriamel #Management #Linkedin
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Was haben Eingeborene und Top-Manager gemeinsam? #Cargocult #Cargo #JohnFrum #Nagriamel #Management #Linkedin
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Was haben Eingeborene und Top-Manager gemeinsam? #Cargocult #Cargo #JohnFrum #Nagriamel #Management #Linkedin
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Umgesetzt wird diese Haltung durch einen gnadenlos ehrlichen Kreislauf:
In kurzen Zyklen funktionierende Software liefern, echtes Feedback einholen und den Kurs permanent anpassen.
Methoden wie #Scrum oder #Kanban sind nur Werkzeuge dafür.
Ohne die Haltung verkommen sie zu leerem Ritual ('Cargo Cult').
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Umgesetzt wird diese Haltung durch einen gnadenlos ehrlichen Kreislauf:
In kurzen Zyklen funktionierende Software liefern, echtes Feedback einholen und den Kurs permanent anpassen.
Methoden wie #Scrum oder #Kanban sind nur Werkzeuge dafür.
Ohne die Haltung verkommen sie zu leerem Ritual ('Cargo Cult').
3/5
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Umgesetzt wird diese Haltung durch einen gnadenlos ehrlichen Kreislauf:
In kurzen Zyklen funktionierende Software liefern, echtes Feedback einholen und den Kurs permanent anpassen.
Methoden wie #Scrum oder #Kanban sind nur Werkzeuge dafür.
Ohne die Haltung verkommen sie zu leerem Ritual ('Cargo Cult').
3/5
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Umgesetzt wird diese Haltung durch einen gnadenlos ehrlichen Kreislauf:
In kurzen Zyklen funktionierende Software liefern, echtes Feedback einholen und den Kurs permanent anpassen.
Methoden wie #Scrum oder #Kanban sind nur Werkzeuge dafür.
Ohne die Haltung verkommen sie zu leerem Ritual ('Cargo Cult').
3/5
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Umgesetzt wird diese Haltung durch einen gnadenlos ehrlichen Kreislauf:
In kurzen Zyklen funktionierende Software liefern, echtes Feedback einholen und den Kurs permanent anpassen.
Methoden wie #Scrum oder #Kanban sind nur Werkzeuge dafür.
Ohne die Haltung verkommen sie zu leerem Ritual ('Cargo Cult').
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#Australia to invest $12 billion in #nuclearsubmarine #shipyard.
#CargoCult behaviour! (built it & they will come)
Australia is investing Aus$12 billion (US$8 billion) over the next 10 years to transform a shipyard in #WesternAustralia into a nuclear submarine service facility. The project is part of a major military overhaul aimed at strengthening Australia’s defences amid a growing threat from China.
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Birds in Istanbul develop rudimentary cargo cult:
https://deepnewz.com/turkey/seagull-istanbul-turkey-mimics-cat-meow-to-trigger-automatic-cat-food-vending-312c738f
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I think we should treat much of American #Evangelical #Christianity as a #CargoCult, and call them out as such instead of assuming they are actually based on the teachings of #JesusChrist .
After all, they seem to believe that as long as they say the right magic words, they are going to be "saved". And then anything they say or do - no matter how vile - will be justified. After all, _they_ are saved, and _you_ are not.
Trappings over substance - that's pretty much the definition of a cargo cult, isn't it?
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“‘build some #transport #infrastructure, and then hope that it stimulates #economic #activity’ is literally #cargocult thinking – it’s what the Micronesian islanders did.” backofmind.substack.com/p/traffic-ja...
traffic jam today, but jam tom... -
Further reading shows I've misused the term #CargoCult. See below.
Though the article has anthropologists identifying cargo cults only in Melanesia.
Whereas I've read anthropologists applying the term to social movements in Australia too.https://www.righto.com/2025/01/its-time-to-abandon-cargo-cult-metaphor.html?m=1
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That'd make the #ProsperityGospel a #CargoCult.
I'm reading of more and more cargo cults which were sparked by the interaction of industrial goods-abundant cultures with pre-mass-market cultures.
It's bizarre that a socialist cult that had a strict and explicit moral code has been twisted into a ring wing consumption-justification program.
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That'd make the #ProsperityGospel a #CargoCult.
I'm reading of more and more cargo cults which were sparked by the interaction of industrial goods-abundant cultures with pre-mass-market cultures.
It's bizarre that a socialist cult that had a strict and explicit moral code has been twisted into a ring wing consumption-justification program.
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That'd make the #ProsperityGospel a #CargoCult.
I'm reading of more and more cargo cults which were sparked by the interaction of industrial goods-abundant cultures with pre-mass-market cultures.
It's bizarre that a socialist cult that had a strict and explicit moral code has been twisted into a ring wing consumption-justification program.
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That'd make the #ProsperityGospel a #CargoCult.
I'm reading of more and more cargo cults which were sparked by the interaction of industrial goods-abundant cultures with pre-mass-market cultures.
It's bizarre that a socialist cult that had a strict and explicit moral code has been twisted into a ring wing consumption-justification program.
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Seid ihr agil oder tut ihr nur so? Mal ehrlich...
https://no-bullshit-agile.de/nba65-cargo-cult-agility-wenn-agil-nur-gespielt-wird.html
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This is either "AI" #slop or someone who really, really doesn't understand electricity and audio signals. It's talking about a standard 3.5mm headphone/mic jack on consumer audio devices, and says this when talking about straight vs. right-angle plugs:
> Straight connectors provide a direct connection between the audio source
> and the output device, minimizing signal loss and interference. This results
> in a cleaner and more accurate representation of the audio, allowing you to
> fully appreciate the nuances of the sound.
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> In contrast, right-angle connectors can sometimes cause signal degradation
> due to the sharp angle at which the connector is bent. This can lead to audio
> distortion or loss, impacting the overall quality of the sound output.If this gentleman has discovered a population of electrons that can tell when they've made a 90-degree turn inside a conductor, I think a #Nobel physics prize is in store for him.
#AI #electricity #audio #audiophool #witchcraft #voodoo #misinformation #magic #CargoCult #headphones #mic #connector #plug
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@glyph
I hear you.My favourite (perhaps less jarring?) example is when a court declares they have found someone guilty, and that their threshold of guilt is "on balance of odds".
I look at the lawyers and the witnesses and realise that none of them has studied actuarial or probability mathematics. I wouldn't even trust them to understand a bet on the horses. For a scientist to watch them is like observing a cargo cult. Worse, I am sure, is for a scientist to find themselves on the receiving end of such a court.
I would offer the meagre consolation that you can see the feedback loops that drive them to behave so, where they think themselves to have free will.
#cybernetics #actuarial #odds #maths #math #statistics #science #scientificInquiry #systemsArchitecture #justice #law #policing #cargoCult
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@glyph
I hear you.My favourite (perhaps less jarring?) example is when a court declares they have found someone guilty, and that their threshold of guilt is "on balance of odds".
I look at the lawyers and the witnesses and realise that none of them has studied actuarial or probability mathematics. I wouldn't even trust them to understand a bet on the horses. For a scientist to watch them is like observing a cargo cult. Worse, I am sure, is for a scientist to find themselves on the receiving end of such a court.
I would offer the meagre consolation that you can see the feedback loops that drive them to behave so, where they think themselves to have free will.
#cybernetics #actuarial #odds #maths #math #statistics #science #scientificInquiry #systemsArchitecture #justice #law #policing #cargoCult
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@glyph
I hear you.My favourite (perhaps less jarring?) example is when a court declares they have found someone guilty, and that their threshold of guilt is "on balance of odds".
I look at the lawyers and the witnesses and realise that none of them has studied actuarial or probability mathematics. I wouldn't even trust them to understand a bet on the horses. For a scientist to watch them is like observing a cargo cult. Worse, I am sure, is for a scientist to find themselves on the receiving end of such a court.
I would offer the meagre consolation that you can see the feedback loops that drive them to behave so, where they think themselves to have free will.
#cybernetics #actuarial #odds #maths #math #statistics #science #scientificInquiry #systemsArchitecture #justice #law #policing #cargoCult
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@glyph
I hear you.My favourite (perhaps less jarring?) example is when a court declares they have found someone guilty, and that their threshold of guilt is "on balance of odds".
I look at the lawyers and the witnesses and realise that none of them has studied actuarial or probability mathematics. I wouldn't even trust them to understand a bet on the horses. For a scientist to watch them is like observing a cargo cult. Worse, I am sure, is for a scientist to find themselves on the receiving end of such a court.
I would offer the meagre consolation that you can see the feedback loops that drive them to behave so, where they think themselves to have free will.
#cybernetics #actuarial #odds #maths #math #statistics #science #scientificInquiry #systemsArchitecture #justice #law #policing #cargoCult
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@glyph
I hear you.My favourite (perhaps less jarring?) example is when a court declares they have found someone guilty, and that their threshold of guilt is "on balance of odds".
I look at the lawyers and the witnesses and realise that none of them has studied actuarial or probability mathematics. I wouldn't even trust them to understand a bet on the horses. For a scientist to watch them is like observing a cargo cult. Worse, I am sure, is for a scientist to find themselves on the receiving end of such a court.
I would offer the meagre consolation that you can see the feedback loops that drive them to behave so, where they think themselves to have free will.
#cybernetics #actuarial #odds #maths #math #statistics #science #scientificInquiry #systemsArchitecture #justice #law #policing #cargoCult
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In Feynman's terms, it's cargo-cult programming. I used to use that term for someone copying random code off of StackExchange/etc without understanding it, but I couldn't think of a stronger variant for the "AI" approach.
I've reviewed code that was generated like this. It's worse than code that doesn't work but which was actually written by someone *trying* to understand the problem, like a novice in way over their head.
Your description of the maintenance and debugging nightmare it creates for future you is right on the money.
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Builders vs Fanatics - Two types of Tech People
🔹 Builders – They know the facts, requirements, team skills and technologies to decide then for a technology.
🔹 Buzzword Fanatics – They pick a shiny new tech or buzzwords and generate the meaning. Cargo-Cult-Engineering with Peter Principle. They always think in to get a golden hammer.#TechLeadership #Engineering #CargoCult #DevLife #SoftwareEngineering #programming
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trochę kultu cargo na początek tygodnia ;)
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The cargo cult on the island of Tanna in the New Hebridies says their messiah John Frum will return on February 15th, but the year remains unknown https://toilet-guru.com/overview-faith.html?s=mb #CargoCult #Apocalypse #prophecy
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It is perhaps the most perfect circle that the science and tech world's use of the term #CargoCult is the result of passed-down generational ignorance and misunderstanding.
https://www.righto.com/2025/01/its-time-to-abandon-cargo-cult-metaphor.html
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"Cargo cult": A thoughtful essay on the problematic use of the term "Cargo cult" in the tech community
https://www.righto.com/2025/01/its-time-to-abandon-cargo-cult-metaphor.html
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Was 2024 begann wird 2025 noch stärker werden: Kritisches Denken verkommt zu einer Worthülse #CargoCult
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Sometimes my industry is full of snake oil and #CargoCult behaviour… Today I heard that an artists used to be told to disable all write nodes in a #Nuke script except for the one they want to render as this „speeds things up“. 🙄
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@Wilboard Ik had ze allemaal over het balkon vandaag. #cargocult #hardewind
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A guy named Matt took this for me. But he said his Vallarta name is… Vicente. Heheh. #PuertoVallarta #NightOfTheIguana #CargoCult
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Form ohne Funktion – Theater ohne Wirkung
#CargoKult #CargoCult #Agilitaet #agile #agilemethoden
https://fuehrung-erfahren.de/2017/05/form-ohne-funktion-theater-ohne-wirkung/ -
[blog] Entre culte du cargo et prototypage : http://romy.tetue.net/1334 #prototypage #CargoCult #magie
