> I get the sentiment, but some perspective is in order. Stop minimizing mental health issues. It's profoundly harmful! Thousands of people in the world jumpe

> I get the sentiment, but some perspective is in order. Stop minimizing mental health issues. It's profoundly harmful! Thousands of people in the world jumped off some bridge after being told "you have a good life, take it easy" one time too much. > We're in the goddamn catbird seat. A lot of developers have very undeserved jobs, yes. > We make a shitload of money Not everybody has the sheer privilege of being born in the right country. In most lands developers are quite underpaid. > we punch keyboards in a heated office at a desk. We're not mining coal If you are talking about modern coal mining - it's done by pressing buttons while sitting in a heated steel cabin. If you are talking about mining with a shovel - that's some dishonest cherry-picking. On top of that, burnout and suicide rate strongly correlates with feelings of doing a pointless job. When cooking or building a house or mining coal people can be get a surprisingly amount of satisfaction from their output.