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I remember a time without internet and without cellphones. I have helped build those things from scratch, all the way until where we are today. I have great m

I remember a time without internet and without cellphones. I have helped build those things from scratch, all the way until where we are today. I have great memories and have made a living from it. But, it is not satisfying to the soul. I just want to get to a time where I am not glued to the internet and do not carry a cellphone. The absolute freedom it brings to me is something that a lot of people are not familiar with today. I don't want to get into too many details, but a side gig I have, when I bring people out into the field, I take their phones from them. And to watch the withdrawal that they have from the lack of dopamine hits is just sad.

nightski 3y ago
That's fine as a personal anecdote, and to be honest you sound burned out. But making absolute statements like "it is not satisfying to the soul" does not help your argument at all. Happy to provide my anecdote. In my 40s and I still live to build/create.
- zikduruqe 3y ago
  > But making absolute statements like "it is not satisfying to the soul" does not help your argument at all. It is my soul. If it is not satisfied, who are you to tell me different? We all have to chop wood, carry water.
  - ziddoap 3y ago
    They are taking issue with you writing: >it is not satisfying to _the_ soul. Instead of writing: >it is not satisfying to _my_ soul. The first could be interpreted as you speaking generally (i.e. you think no ones soul can be satisfied by building tech or whatever), the second makes it clear that you are talking about specifically your soul not being satisfied.
- UncleOxidant 3y ago
  It's zikduruqe's soul not yours. In my 40s I would have said the same as you. In my 60s it's starting to feel meaningless. People are in different stages of life.
  - nasmorn 3y ago
    Shit I am in my 40s and it is already pretty meaningless
vidarh 3y ago
It satisfies my soul. I accept that does not yours. I have no problem putting it aside; I enjoy e.g. going for walks and sitting down to meditate. But even then, if anything, I'm likely to come out of it bursting with new ideas for code I want to write or things I want to explore, and I hope that feeling never goes away.

nightski 3y ago

That's fine as a personal anecdote, and to be honest you sound burned out. But making absolute statements like "it is not satisfying to the soul" does not help your argument at all. Happy to provide my anecdote. In my 40s and I still live to build/create.

zikduruqe 3y ago
> But making absolute statements like "it is not satisfying to the soul" does not help your argument at all. It is my soul. If it is not satisfied, who are you to tell me different? We all have to chop wood, carry water.
- ziddoap 3y ago
  They are taking issue with you writing: >it is not satisfying to _the_ soul. Instead of writing: >it is not satisfying to _my_ soul. The first could be interpreted as you speaking generally (i.e. you think no ones soul can be satisfied by building tech or whatever), the second makes it clear that you are talking about specifically your soul not being satisfied.
UncleOxidant 3y ago
It's zikduruqe's soul not yours. In my 40s I would have said the same as you. In my 60s it's starting to feel meaningless. People are in different stages of life.
- nasmorn 3y ago
  Shit I am in my 40s and it is already pretty meaningless

vidarh 3y ago

It satisfies my soul. I accept that does not yours. I have no problem putting it aside; I enjoy e.g. going for walks and sitting down to meditate. But even then, if anything, I'm likely to come out of it bursting with new ideas for code I want to write or things I want to explore, and I hope that feeling never goes away.