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[–] halvar@lemm.ee 92 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Don't get fooled, that's called stockholm syndrome.

[–] BatmanAoD@programming.dev 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I've met people with C++ Stockholm Syndrome, and I think their trajectory is different. There's no asymptotic approach toward zero; their appreciation just grows or stays steady, even decades into their career.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Stockholm Syndrome + Sunk Cost Fallacy + some of the better languages have lackluster corporate backing and/or third party libraries