I got tired in hardware development. It's a little different than software because the tech doesn't change the way frameworks do, but 95% of the effort I have s

I got tired in hardware development. It's a little different than software because the tech doesn't change the way frameworks do, but 95% of the effort I have spent in the last decade has been for naught. Well funded startups that got bought by big companies, the designs shelved... I made good money but I am unwilling to solve problems, even fun ones, if my work is just going to end up in the trash. Part of that is the nature of startup tech, some of it is the nature of R&D generally. I'm currently taking my own advice and fucking off for the summer, about to start a 3000 mile mountain bike tour in a couple weeks. I don't know whether I'll return to engineering. There are infinite ways of living a human life on this planet and I intend to explore some more of them before deciding that an engineering career is really the one that will make me happy.