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Grow up? ... Life is not meant to be 100% happy. Lots of things require work. If you live in a house it will rot if you don't fix it constantly. Your yard will
by nox101 2y ago
Grow up? ... Life is not meant to be 100% happy. Lots of things require work. If you live in a house it will rot if you don't fix it constantly. Your yard will over grow with weeds, tree roots will crack your foundation.
No one owes you a life. They don't owe you food, shelter, electricity, internet, etc. If you want those things you need to do something they want in return or do them all yourself (plant crops, hunt, setup a windmill or waterwheel, ...)
All that said, of course you should try to find work you like. It's better than work you don't. I've known people who like solving technical problems and are fairly happy at nearly any tech job. I've known people that like working as a chef because they feel good making good food for people. I've known people that like working as bartenders because they get to socialize every day. I've know people that like running an ice cream store because every person they hand the ice cream too gives them a smile.
- 000ooo000 2y agoYou have essentially talked past the OP
- unhappyddev 2y agoNever said I was entitled to constant happiness or that I don't understand the harsh reality. I've worked tons of odd-jobs over the years in lots of different fields. Kinda wishing I could delete this now, it was mostly doom posting since I'm dreading the upcoming sprint. I'm just deeply unsatisfied and struggling to come to terms with doing this grind for decades. I probably need professional help.
- yoav 2y agoThe same with how boredom drives people to creatively fill their time, if you sit in this for some time (in the scale of months or even years) you will stop putting so much care toward trying to change how human systems like companies function, and start developing hobbies and relationships outside of work that are fulfilling. You will naturally over time care less about how you are just a cog in the machine of society. You’ll also likely be able to retire early and do whatever you want with many decades left while your friends outside of tech likely won’t. And in doing so you will realize that even when you have full agency over your time you are still in a way just a cog in the machine of society.
- moondev 2y agoI wasn't expecting that plot twist at the end. The whole thing actually makes me calm reading it. Poetic!