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>> I hate the mild feeling of discomfort I get when I tell most people I'm a software engineer. > Most software engineers have a healthy circle of friends and
by undulation 7y ago
>> I hate the mild feeling of discomfort I get when I tell most people I'm a software engineer.
> Most software engineers have a healthy circle of friends and social life.
Huh? OP's allusion to "mild-discomfort" when talking about their career field leads you to respond with the patronizing suggestion that "most software engineers have a healthy circle of friends"? That's an unhelpful and presumptuous piece of advice, especially considering it's directed to someone who is opening up about their current mental health issues
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- teppifk 7y agoHeh, well I read it through, and I totally see what you're saying. It comes across a bit thoughtless if read as a direct reply to the statement rather than as part of the larger post below (which is totally sensible to read it that way). Unfortunately I can't edit it now, but the intent was to make a point that even for a software engineer: depression, social anxiety and isolation, etc are not "normal" and one should not resign themselves to that view regardless of stereotypes or perceptions. That statement isn't that important, I should have omitted it.