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Definitely a big part of it -- I think that sitting in front of a computer all day is a situation that makes you feel detached from your work, and it's harder t
by morleytj 2y ago
Definitely a big part of it -- I think that sitting in front of a computer all day is a situation that makes you feel detached from your work, and it's harder to feel like it has meaning. I wrote this largely because I was curious to drill down into why that was the case and whether it was unique to tech workers, or if everyone was feeling this to some degree, and perhaps tech workers were just the most able to transition to other fields like you mentioned.
- gibbitz 2y agoI went through a phase about 10 years ago of daydreaming about being a landscaper. The appeal of it was that digging a ditch is easier than the stress and responsibility of deciding where to dig it. Worst case, you fill it in and dig another. Dirt and gravity doesn't have breaking changes and people aren't about to stop caring how their lawns look. At the time I was working in pre-react post Flash UI development at a marketing firm. I could see how Flash had ended and could only see the other things I was doing as suffering the same fate. Add the typical deadline and technical debt stressors and I was ready to get out. Today, what's happening with AI and the message that even when it's not really viable businesses are lined up to replace me with it really doesn't foster loyalty or commitment to my profession. At least if I grow my own crops I'll have something to eat. The problem is subsistence farming is all but illegal now with agricorps owning the genomes of the seeds. So I guess I'll keep doing this until they kick me out on the street.
- nradov 2y agoYou can buy "heirloom" seeds for just about anything you want to grow without any IP concerns. The genetically modified seeds are mainly only of interest to large farms growing huge amounts of staple row crops.