The issue with tech is that most of the interesting stuff you can do at home anyway, but without the looming threats of deadlines and terrible million dollars m

The issue with tech is that most of the interesting stuff you can do at home anyway, but without the looming threats of deadlines and terrible million dollars mistakes. I did feel like writing an upbeat comment about going to work for organisations where technology is a tools for solving fulfilling problems, and while I do believe that it the current best solution, I do still see the problem. Last night I watched a video where the Altair 8800 appeared and it occurred to me that there's almost no way for a small team to do anything as impactful today. Part of the reason the retro scene is some alive might be that it's to some extend more enjoyable to work on. While it would probably have been stressful enough to be in the industry in the 70s and 80s, there was just so much more room to do interesting stuff. Today most of us are just contributing a small part to a larger project and that's just less satisfying that being involved in all aspect of a project.