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I don't belong in tech
- draw_down 10y agoGood post, I have felt many of these things and I am a white man who has been playing with computers since I was a kid, that is, the tech industry stereotype. I guess a couple of things occurred to me. One is, don't be so quick to think that everyone around you believes the bullshit about making the world better or other lies that the industry at large tells itself. Another is, why do you think the industry is like this? The eschewing of understanding in favor of solving, the slapdash "be embarrassed of what you ship" mentality? I suggest thinking about these things structurally instead of just assuming this is all driven by the personalities of a bunch of engineers (not that you think that necessarily). In other words, if you ask me, the reason is capitalism. And so, to take the thought further- I don't belong in the tech industry, but do I really belong in any industry at all? Or put slightly differently, is tech the problem or is industry the problem?