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There are plenty of jobs that don't require you to implement tracking/evil things. There's very possibly a pay cut in doing so..

jondwillis 4y ago
I should specify that I am an iOS engineer.
- unionpivo 4y ago
  If you can develop IOS apps, You can also develop other things. Become backend developer. Pretty much everybody needs them.
- jacobn 4y ago
  Let the lifelong learning continue? ;)
  - jondwillis 4y ago
    Yep, getting into some hobbies lately to spark some passion, since I already have one eye out the door.
- musicale 4y ago
  I like iOS apps that aren't full of tracking nonsense (and the nutrition labels might help.) But dark patterns abound, and mobile gaming is largely a hell of monetization and slot-machine mechanics.
  - wincy 4y ago
    It’s so frustrating that my iPhone 12 Pro Max could be a perfect platform for playing serious games, but instead I have to haul around a Nintendo Switch. I know my iPhone can render excellent graphics, I played to level 60 on Diablo Immortal then got out before they could extract more than $10 from me!
- lrvick 4y ago
  Those skillsets can be rapidly translated to create things for non-walled-garden platforms.
  - ls15 4y ago
    Unfortunately the income stream cannot be rapidly translated though. I'd love to be proven wrong.
- bpodgursky 4y ago
  There are a lot of legitimate b2c healthtech companies looking for app developers.
  - Nextgrid 4y ago
    I did some work for a big London-based healthtech company and was horrified to see that their mobile apps were loaded with trackers, Facebook SDK included. Healthtech doesn't imply no tracking.
  - neon_electro 4y ago
    And there are thousands if not millions of Americans without healthcare. Not a judgement against you or anyone looking for healthtech jobs, more power to you/them, but that's where I personally draw the line as someone looking for a (hopefully ethical) software/Web development job.
    - bpodgursky 4y ago
      I think there's some genuine confusion in this comment. Do you think that you are helping Americans get healthcare by... not working for healthcare companies? Most of these startups are aimed at improving access via telemedicine, accessibility apps, price comparison apps, etc. I'm not sure what you're imagining.
      - neon_electro 4y ago
        Nope, I'm helping Americans get universal healthcare in other ways. But I'm acknowledging that for me personally, working for, selling my talent to and/or profiting from the "healthcare" industry as it exists today without a universal option to provide healthcare to every American, full stop, is a breach of my own ethics.
        bpodgursky 4y ago
        I think it's more likely you are doing nothing meaningful at all to help Americans get healthcare, and feel better about it by making cheap posture posts online.

jondwillis 4y ago

I should specify that I am an iOS engineer.

unionpivo 4y ago
If you can develop IOS apps, You can also develop other things. Become backend developer. Pretty much everybody needs them.
jacobn 4y ago
Let the lifelong learning continue? ;)
- jondwillis 4y ago
  Yep, getting into some hobbies lately to spark some passion, since I already have one eye out the door.
musicale 4y ago
I like iOS apps that aren't full of tracking nonsense (and the nutrition labels might help.) But dark patterns abound, and mobile gaming is largely a hell of monetization and slot-machine mechanics.
- wincy 4y ago
  It’s so frustrating that my iPhone 12 Pro Max could be a perfect platform for playing serious games, but instead I have to haul around a Nintendo Switch. I know my iPhone can render excellent graphics, I played to level 60 on Diablo Immortal then got out before they could extract more than $10 from me!
lrvick 4y ago
Those skillsets can be rapidly translated to create things for non-walled-garden platforms.
- ls15 4y ago
  Unfortunately the income stream cannot be rapidly translated though. I'd love to be proven wrong.
bpodgursky 4y ago
There are a lot of legitimate b2c healthtech companies looking for app developers.
- Nextgrid 4y ago
  I did some work for a big London-based healthtech company and was horrified to see that their mobile apps were loaded with trackers, Facebook SDK included. Healthtech doesn't imply no tracking.
- neon_electro 4y ago
  And there are thousands if not millions of Americans without healthcare. Not a judgement against you or anyone looking for healthtech jobs, more power to you/them, but that's where I personally draw the line as someone looking for a (hopefully ethical) software/Web development job.
  - bpodgursky 4y ago
    I think there's some genuine confusion in this comment. Do you think that you are helping Americans get healthcare by... not working for healthcare companies? Most of these startups are aimed at improving access via telemedicine, accessibility apps, price comparison apps, etc. I'm not sure what you're imagining.
    - neon_electro 4y ago
      Nope, I'm helping Americans get universal healthcare in other ways. But I'm acknowledging that for me personally, working for, selling my talent to and/or profiting from the "healthcare" industry as it exists today without a universal option to provide healthcare to every American, full stop, is a breach of my own ethics.
      - bpodgursky 4y ago
        I think it's more likely you are doing nothing meaningful at all to help Americans get healthcare, and feel better about it by making cheap posture posts online.