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I was a successful coder for a few years. VB and java. I watched myself and those around me rot, in body and mind. That is some fucked up morlock shit right th

I was a successful coder for a few years. VB and java. I watched myself and those around me rot, in body and mind. That is some fucked up morlock shit right there. These days I'm a handyman. Carpentry, plumbing, painting. Stuff like that. I still work on my own software projects. Art stuff.

reitanqild 9y ago
But still on HN?
- swayvil 9y ago
  No man, that's a cheeto-induced hallucination
  - reitanqild 9y ago
    Don't get me wrong. I just found it weird as I thought if I personally wanted to quit tech I'd want to stop reading HN as well.
- celim307 9y ago
  ? HN is a tech news aggregator. It collides often with pure programming but reading HN === buying into office programming lifestyle.
Throwaway123212 9y ago
>I watched myself and those around me rot, in body and mind. That is some fucked up morlock shit right there. Basically captures how I feel.
- Winterflow3r 9y ago
  Same. Thanks for starting the thread - I've been thinking about leaving too.
brightsize 9y ago
> These days I'm a handyman. Carpentry, plumbing, painting. Stuff like that. I've thought of doing this myself. I've been DIY remodeling my 100+yo house room by room while preserving the "period" style and have done a credible job and learned a ton. Planning, floor refinishing, plaster and drywall repair, painting, trim work, light electrical, and lately just a bit of plumbing. I've found that making something that has the attributes 1) you can be proud of your workmanship, 2) you'll enjoy using yourself for a long time, and 3) other people after you may enjoy for decades, perhaps a century more, is incredibly rewarding. People I've known in construction have told me that they feel good when they can drive by a building, point to it, and say "I helped make that." I've no idea how one would break into the business though. I'm imagining long apprenticeships ...
askafriend 9y ago
Can you be more specific about what you mean when you say “I watched those around me rot”? Was it just a case of people not taking care of themselves?
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reitanqild 9y ago

But still on HN?

swayvil 9y ago
No man, that's a cheeto-induced hallucination
- reitanqild 9y ago
  Don't get me wrong. I just found it weird as I thought if I personally wanted to quit tech I'd want to stop reading HN as well.
celim307 9y ago
? HN is a tech news aggregator. It collides often with pure programming but reading HN === buying into office programming lifestyle.

Throwaway123212 9y ago

>I watched myself and those around me rot, in body and mind. That is some fucked up morlock shit right there. Basically captures how I feel.

Winterflow3r 9y ago
Same. Thanks for starting the thread - I've been thinking about leaving too.

brightsize 9y ago

> These days I'm a handyman. Carpentry, plumbing, painting. Stuff like that. I've thought of doing this myself. I've been DIY remodeling my 100+yo house room by room while preserving the "period" style and have done a credible job and learned a ton. Planning, floor refinishing, plaster and drywall repair, painting, trim work, light electrical, and lately just a bit of plumbing. I've found that making something that has the attributes 1) you can be proud of your workmanship, 2) you'll enjoy using yourself for a long time, and 3) other people after you may enjoy for decades, perhaps a century more, is incredibly rewarding. People I've known in construction have told me that they feel good when they can drive by a building, point to it, and say "I helped make that." I've no idea how one would break into the business though. I'm imagining long apprenticeships ...

askafriend 9y ago

Can you be more specific about what you mean when you say “I watched those around me rot”? Was it just a case of people not taking care of themselves?

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