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I'm probably an outlier, but I just... haven't? I grew up extraordinarily poor and spent the first few years of my adult life working low-paying jobs while teac

I'm probably an outlier, but I just... haven't? I grew up extraordinarily poor and spent the first few years of my adult life working low-paying jobs while teaching myself to code until I've gotten to where I am now. I feel incredibly and unbelievably blessed to have "made it" relative to where I, my family, and any of my peers would have ever previously thought possible. This, I think, has also changed how I view potential economic hardship. If the recession does get bad, so what? I don't have a family to support. I don't have many financial obligations aside from rent and my car payment. I could survive on a retail or fast-food job if I had to. I feel as if we've been warned of a looming recession for years now. It'll come in full force eventually, no doubt. But I don't plan on living my life in a perpetual state of fear because of it. I have enough anxiety as is. When it comes, it comes. I'll survive. I'll retain my current skill set. I'll make it out the other end. Not much else matters to me.

faeriechangling 4y ago
I’m not worried about any recession because after growing up poor to some degree I always feel like things could collapse for me at any moment. What can you do to truly guarantee one’s safety? I just want to work on computers.
- didizaja 4y ago
  Wow, so much this. I literally got my dream job this year and I’m just amazed I get to freaking _program computers_ every day. Like what??? It’s been 7 months and I still don’t believe it. Life really could’ve turned out totally different. But I feel that same sense that nothing is ever really guaranteed/secure. So, why not relish the good things while I have them, try my best, and follow my own path?
- CodeSgt 4y ago
  Lol also this.
muzani 4y ago
Similar here. Grew up middle class, but there weren't really any jobs when I graduated. Malaysia just had bare basics PHP jobs until the app wave came in. Back in the day, it paid worse than fast food jobs. It was only until the startups and the first unicorns that the money came in, and programming for a living was a viable career. I'm actually quite grateful and flattered to be paying taxes instead of back then when I needed government aid to buy a baby car seat. It looks like many unicorns are dying, and that could cause a shockwave, especially when others rely on them. But I don't think it will ever get as bad as when I first started.
starbugs 4y ago
I am another outlier then, because I think about it in a very similar way. I have the most necessary stuff that I need daily stocked up for a couple of weeks. That's it. I have thought a lot about how individuals without a super high net worth could realistically prepare in a sensible way and came to the conclusion, that there doesn't seem to be a good enough answer at this point to justify spending a lot of resources on this. So I decided to instead enjoy my life as long as it's as good as it is (in a materialistic sense). Also, another important aspect of how to prepare mentally might be to look at it from a different perspective. What if this is actually a good long-term development disguised as economic hardship and suffering in the short run? I don't particularly like the way tech has turned out in the last couple of decades. Maybe it's an opportunity to rethink a few things...

faeriechangling 4y ago

I’m not worried about any recession because after growing up poor to some degree I always feel like things could collapse for me at any moment. What can you do to truly guarantee one’s safety? I just want to work on computers.

didizaja 4y ago
Wow, so much this. I literally got my dream job this year and I’m just amazed I get to freaking _program computers_ every day. Like what??? It’s been 7 months and I still don’t believe it. Life really could’ve turned out totally different. But I feel that same sense that nothing is ever really guaranteed/secure. So, why not relish the good things while I have them, try my best, and follow my own path?
CodeSgt 4y ago
Lol also this.

muzani 4y ago

Similar here. Grew up middle class, but there weren't really any jobs when I graduated. Malaysia just had bare basics PHP jobs until the app wave came in. Back in the day, it paid worse than fast food jobs. It was only until the startups and the first unicorns that the money came in, and programming for a living was a viable career. I'm actually quite grateful and flattered to be paying taxes instead of back then when I needed government aid to buy a baby car seat. It looks like many unicorns are dying, and that could cause a shockwave, especially when others rely on them. But I don't think it will ever get as bad as when I first started.

starbugs 4y ago

I am another outlier then, because I think about it in a very similar way. I have the most necessary stuff that I need daily stocked up for a couple of weeks. That's it. I have thought a lot about how individuals without a super high net worth could realistically prepare in a sensible way and came to the conclusion, that there doesn't seem to be a good enough answer at this point to justify spending a lot of resources on this. So I decided to instead enjoy my life as long as it's as good as it is (in a materialistic sense). Also, another important aspect of how to prepare mentally might be to look at it from a different perspective. What if this is actually a good long-term development disguised as economic hardship and suffering in the short run? I don't particularly like the way tech has turned out in the last couple of decades. Maybe it's an opportunity to rethink a few things...