Comments by "Tony Wilson" (@tonywilson4713) on "Why we all need subtitles now" video.

  1. Your final line sums up the actual issue PERFECTLY and I know because its sums up the attitude that all managers have in EVERY industry. I'm an engineer who works in control systems. The combination of sensors, computers and actuators that run things like power stations, mine sites and factories. And we get exactly the same attitude from everyone else. Other people conceive, other people project manage, other people design, other people build AND THEN we make it all work in software. The most common question a control system engineer is asked by everyone else is "Can you fix that in software?" and we get asked that for every problem. The Boeing Max-8 is a perfect example of where the answer to everyone else's issue was "fix it in software." Then they wouldn't let the guys put in a proper redundant system with backups and the answer to that was "fix it in software" and we all know how that worked out. Your saying the directors, actors, sound guys and producers do the same sort of thing. Whenever I have spoken to people in other industries they all have their version of this. In politics its called "Kicking the can down the road." Its when they just keep delaying a decision or some legislation until someone else is left with the task. In some industries its called "hot potato management" which is when you (fast as possible) delegate tasks to other people BEFORE you get your fingers burnt. It all comes from business management strategies to do with delegation and avoidance of responsibility. On the surface it sounds right. If you delegate work and responsibility to people that sounds like the right thing to do. BUT in practice its more like "This is a problem, who can we dump it on and AVOID responsibility." Think about how many times you have heard lines like "It was the fault of a subcontractor!" or "We followed the advice of experts (or consultants)" or "It was missed in review" or anyone of dozens of versions of "It was somebody else's fault!"
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