Software Engineer Rejects Time

Text on the meme

Software engineering manager: How long do you think this will take? Software engineer: I don't rely on time. Time is what manmade for our convenience, and in reality, it does not exist.

What it means

A software engineering manager asks how long a task will take, but the engineer responds with an abstract philosophical statement denying the existence of time. The joke mocks developers who avoid giving estimates by turning a practical project-management question into an existential argument. EN: A software engineering manager asks how long a task will take, but the engineer responds with an abstract philosophical statement denying the existence of time. The joke mocks developers who avoid giving estimates by turning a practical project-management question into an existential argument.

Who

Yoko Ono (オノ・ヨーコ)

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