I wrote a blog post a few weeks ago on platform engineering, and I keep coming back to this point. It's so poignant, I think, especially now:
"Frankly, who the fuck do you think is most qualified to lead without authority and work within systems to drive change than those who have been systematically oppressed, denied leadership roles and opportunities, and have had to succeed despite that?"
https://hazelweakly.me/blog/so-you-want-to-hire-for-developer-tooling/
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