Where Did All the Fun Go?
summary
Claims that engineering culture traded playful experimentation for stress, control and polished metrics, backed by examples: office chair rowing, impromptu Nerf battles, a community-made “every OS sucks” song, the RFC-based pigeon protocol and the preserved I'm a teapot joke. Argues agile often becomes an instrument of management, HR replaces spontaneous fun with scheduled events, and distractions eat time. Prescribes simple fixes: revive creativity, cut notifications, share tiny playful projects; notes slides use Reveal GS and five hours were spent mixing Dolby audio.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Introduction and setup
- 3:51Inspiration for the talk
- 6:00Fun in the past
- 12:55Why fun disappeared
- 17:38Bringing back fun
