4 ms·

The article has a quote from: http://venturebeat.com/2016/04/16/game-developers-must-avoid-the-wage-slave-attitude/ http://venturebeat.com/2016/04/16/game-devel

The article has a quote from: http://venturebeat.com/2016/04/16/game-developers-must-avoid-the-wage-slave-attitude/ http://venturebeat.com/2016/04/16/game-developers-must-avoid... > "I can’t begin to imagine how sheltered the lives of modern technology employees must be to think that any amount of hours they spend pushing a mouse around for a paycheck is really demanding strenuous work" I cannot speak for developers in Silicon Valley or other places, but I suspect the feeling of disgust when hearing such things is similar. The problem is that solving design, engineering, computer science and math problems every day can be stressful and exhausting. Do that for more than 8 hours per day and maybe also multitask between projects everyday, in an environment that has toxic management and it's a recipe for burnout, burnout being that deep sense of tiredness, emptiness and helplessness, being nothing less than depression out of which some people never recover. Now I'm sure that this is way better than digging for blood diamonds to feed your family, as Mr. Alex St. John is saying. But I can't believe that somebody born into privilege can even think to suggest that such jobs aren't so bad compared to African slavery.

douche 11y ago
If everybody else's lived experience matters, then take into account that this guy grew up in a log cabin in Alaska. I didn't grow up that far off the grid, but doing anything on a computer is a damned sight easier than working all day swinging a chainsaw or turning wrenches on heavy equipment. Pays way better too, and I haven't smashed a finger, lacerated anything, or taken a bath in hydraulic fluid since I became a desk jockey.
- dblohm7 11y ago
  Perhaps if we were to restrict this discussion to the physical aspects of the job, then yes. That is a very narrow view, however.

douche 11y ago

If everybody else's lived experience matters, then take into account that this guy grew up in a log cabin in Alaska. I didn't grow up that far off the grid, but doing anything on a computer is a damned sight easier than working all day swinging a chainsaw or turning wrenches on heavy equipment. Pays way better too, and I haven't smashed a finger, lacerated anything, or taken a bath in hydraulic fluid since I became a desk jockey.

dblohm7 11y ago
Perhaps if we were to restrict this discussion to the physical aspects of the job, then yes. That is a very narrow view, however.