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I believe we all suffer, in technology and society at large, from excess resources. Too much processing power, too much memory and storage. Too many data cente
by namaria 3y ago
I believe we all suffer, in technology and society at large, from excess resources.
Too much processing power, too much memory and storage. Too many data centers, bandwidth. We lost all sense of traction and we're running wild trying to fill up all the extra space and burn up all the extra resources. Software is currently way more complicated than it needs to be, and it makes it overall excessively insecure as well.
I've said this before, and it's becoming official this fall. I'm getting out of the wheel. I wish I had the competence of Marginalia's author to brave this storm. But my vessel is making water fast and I need to make landfall. Next month I embark on a new stint in academia hoping to change direction for good.
- checkyoursudo 3y agoGood luck! I went back to university research after building websites for 5 years and then being a lawyer for 10 years. It was 100% the right choice for me. I hope it is for you, too.
- namaria 3y agoThanks! Very similar trajectory here so far. I did 5 years of web and cloud, and now I want to do something much more policy and strategy oriented.
- IggleSniggle 3y agoBest of luck to you. I moved in the opposite direction: the enshitification of higher ed hurt my heart too much. There might be an argument that education has never been the primary responsibility of the academy; that it's institutional responsibility is on "learning" not "education." If your goals are primarily research oriented there's still room to do that, especially in STEM.
- namaria 3y agoIt's shitty everywhere. My mistake was aiming primarily at a field, as when I entered IT. I'm not aiming to enter or stay in academia. I'm seeking knowledge and networking and I'll keep my mind open to opportunities.