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I mentioned multiple interests that I couldn't match, but yeah I think you're right, but also I was wondering, so you know we are social animals and try to find

I mentioned multiple interests that I couldn't match, but yeah I think you're right, but also I was wondering, so you know we are social animals and try to find connections, and most of the times I hear that things are a waste of time, so I asked what is not a waste of time so that maybe I can learn it and find something in common :D I feel like to have something in common with my coworkers I should have to watch unlimited amount of netflix and marvel movies.. which of course every one lives the way it wants, but I am more frustrated because loneliness is bad and not being able to find common passions feed that, I guess I gone OT ^^, but yeah I got your point, you're right I guess this argument is saturated now

afarrell 5y ago
Common passions are great! If I’m joining a chatroom of your open source project, I’d be grateful to share in your passion for the open source project itself. > loneliness is bad You can say that again.
dmitriid 5y ago
> I mentioned multiple interests that I couldn't match > I've noticed this pattern about tech people today > I am not sure how old are you or what is your background, but I feel that today people > I feel like to have something in common with my coworkers I should have to watch unlimited amount of netflix and marvel movies.. Step 1: stop being condescending and assuming moral superiority just because you have an interest in a random list of things you assume everyone shold be interested in. Your approach is the classical "kids these days" that is so classical even Aristotle and Horace have said the same things. Step 2: Accept that people are free to do in their spare time whatever the hell they want to. Watching unlimited Netlfix? Good for them. Setting up IRC bouncers? Couldn't be happier for them. Step 3: if truly interested, you could try and figure out what exactly interests people in tech, and why they do it. Could be it's just because it pays more than the alternatives and they are much hapier carving out wooden dolls on the weekends. If that's not your cup of tea, there are now communities around any and all things any person could be intersetd in, no matter how bizarre or "out of fashion".
- hiptobecubic 5y ago
  I read this long thread of complaints as "Back in my day, we were nerds that managed to find jobs that would pay us for it. Today, new hires are just here for the money." I.e. the complaint is that our field is now a "normal" industry and not an esoteric hobby that only attracts hobbyists, which is an unwelcome change to them.

afarrell 5y ago

Common passions are great! If I’m joining a chatroom of your open source project, I’d be grateful to share in your passion for the open source project itself. > loneliness is bad You can say that again.

dmitriid 5y ago

> I mentioned multiple interests that I couldn't match > I've noticed this pattern about tech people today > I am not sure how old are you or what is your background, but I feel that today people > I feel like to have something in common with my coworkers I should have to watch unlimited amount of netflix and marvel movies.. Step 1: stop being condescending and assuming moral superiority just because you have an interest in a random list of things you assume everyone shold be interested in. Your approach is the classical "kids these days" that is so classical even Aristotle and Horace have said the same things. Step 2: Accept that people are free to do in their spare time whatever the hell they want to. Watching unlimited Netlfix? Good for them. Setting up IRC bouncers? Couldn't be happier for them. Step 3: if truly interested, you could try and figure out what exactly interests people in tech, and why they do it. Could be it's just because it pays more than the alternatives and they are much hapier carving out wooden dolls on the weekends. If that's not your cup of tea, there are now communities around any and all things any person could be intersetd in, no matter how bizarre or "out of fashion".

hiptobecubic 5y ago
I read this long thread of complaints as "Back in my day, we were nerds that managed to find jobs that would pay us for it. Today, new hires are just here for the money." I.e. the complaint is that our field is now a "normal" industry and not an esoteric hobby that only attracts hobbyists, which is an unwelcome change to them.