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On the bright side, I don't think many people reading Hacker News fall in to the category of brutish, construction worker-type. :) I did work construction when
by nerme 16y ago
On the bright side, I don't think many people reading Hacker News fall in to the category of brutish, construction worker-type. :)
I did work construction when I was younger, and I must say, I enjoyed it immensely. I always love to help out someone build a shed or throw up some drywall.
It's just plain fun to build things with your hands, even if you're mainly doing the work with your finger-tips these days.
- doron 16y agoNot to say that physical work is always great, in fact many times it isn't, but i find the devaluation of it a little troubling, I did physical work on and off several years, there is immense value and satisfaction in building and creating with your hands.
- r0s 16y agoVery much agree. I've really come to accept the best way for me to work is with my brain sitting at a desk. If I want to create with my hands the fight for free time becomes imperative. I've been working to find a sustainable lifestyle that has room for a little extra time off for years. Free time has the single biggest effect on quality of life in my opinion. Having time for physical work is great, but the beauty is free time can be used for anything.