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If it gets to the point where I can no longer find a tech job I am just going to buy a trailer, live somewhere cheap, and just make money doing odd jobs while s

If it gets to the point where I can no longer find a tech job I am just going to buy a trailer, live somewhere cheap, and just make money doing odd jobs while spending most of my time programming what I want. I don't want to participate in a society where all I have for job options is a McJob or some Amazon warehouse.

sandspar 1y ago
>Buy a trailer, live somewhere cheap, do odd jobs Unrelated to the discussion, but I love these kinds of backup plans. I've found that most guys I talk to have one. Just a few days ago a guy was telling me that, if his beloved wife ever divorces him, then he'd move to a tropical island and become a coconut seller. (My personal plan: find a small town in the Sonoran Desert that has a good library, dig a hole under a nice big Saguaro cactus, then live out my days reading library books in my cool and shady cave.)
- bilsbie 1y ago
  Is it hard to date living under a cactus?
  - sandspar 1y ago
    Nah dating under a cactus is easy: just don't be a prick.
  - beeflet 1y ago
    it must be easier than dating on top of a cactus
  - antod 1y ago
    Yes, that's where living under a date palm is better.
- robotnikman 1y ago
  The future seems very uncertain right now and we are living in weird times. Its always a good idea to have a backup plan in case your career path doesn't work out!
- triceratops 1y ago
  > he'd move to a tropical island and become a coconut seller. Is there a visa for that? Doesn't seem feasible unless he lives in a country that has a tropical island already.
  - mothballed 1y ago
    Due the compact free association, US citizen can permanently settle to live and work in Micronesia with no visa or even any real checks other than a quick look at the passport.
- LPisGood 1y ago
  Mine is forrest fire fighter. Surely with climate change there will not be a shortage of work, and while dangerous and bad for you, it seems kind of fun.
swader999 1y ago
That's plan C, plan B is to one person SAAS a better app than my current company makes.
- robotnikman 1y ago
  That's actually a good idea. Now I just need to come up with an idea for an SAAS app. I was thinking originally or making one of the games on my project backlog and seeing how much I could make off it. Or creating one of the many idea I have for websites and webapps and see where they go.
- brainless 1y ago
  This is the best thing engineers can do. I moved to building as a solo founder. I am building an LLM enabled coding product and I teach. I'm hosting a session on Claude Code today, 134 guests signed up. I'm gradually planning to make money teaching for a few months while building the product.
- AstroBen 1y ago
  until you realize the success of a business is way more dependent on non-engineering skills
bilsbie 1y ago
Is it hard to date with a trailer?
- robotnikman 1y ago
  Would be more difficult depending on where you live. My plan was to talk to others online and see if I could find someone willing to live such a simple life with me, maybe starting with an LDR first (I'm sort of doing that already)
- deleted 1y ago
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- mensetmanusman 1y ago
  Not if it has a hitch.
- prawn 1y ago
  Beginning to suspect this person is living in a trailer or cave and collecting info for their UniqueDating SaaS.
euLh7SM5HDFY 1y ago
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sandspar 1y ago

>Buy a trailer, live somewhere cheap, do odd jobs Unrelated to the discussion, but I love these kinds of backup plans. I've found that most guys I talk to have one. Just a few days ago a guy was telling me that, if his beloved wife ever divorces him, then he'd move to a tropical island and become a coconut seller. (My personal plan: find a small town in the Sonoran Desert that has a good library, dig a hole under a nice big Saguaro cactus, then live out my days reading library books in my cool and shady cave.)

bilsbie 1y ago
Is it hard to date living under a cactus?
- sandspar 1y ago
  Nah dating under a cactus is easy: just don't be a prick.
- beeflet 1y ago
  it must be easier than dating on top of a cactus
- antod 1y ago
  Yes, that's where living under a date palm is better.
robotnikman 1y ago
The future seems very uncertain right now and we are living in weird times. Its always a good idea to have a backup plan in case your career path doesn't work out!
triceratops 1y ago
> he'd move to a tropical island and become a coconut seller. Is there a visa for that? Doesn't seem feasible unless he lives in a country that has a tropical island already.
- mothballed 1y ago
  Due the compact free association, US citizen can permanently settle to live and work in Micronesia with no visa or even any real checks other than a quick look at the passport.
LPisGood 1y ago
Mine is forrest fire fighter. Surely with climate change there will not be a shortage of work, and while dangerous and bad for you, it seems kind of fun.

swader999 1y ago

That's plan C, plan B is to one person SAAS a better app than my current company makes.

robotnikman 1y ago
That's actually a good idea. Now I just need to come up with an idea for an SAAS app. I was thinking originally or making one of the games on my project backlog and seeing how much I could make off it. Or creating one of the many idea I have for websites and webapps and see where they go.
brainless 1y ago
This is the best thing engineers can do. I moved to building as a solo founder. I am building an LLM enabled coding product and I teach. I'm hosting a session on Claude Code today, 134 guests signed up. I'm gradually planning to make money teaching for a few months while building the product.
AstroBen 1y ago
until you realize the success of a business is way more dependent on non-engineering skills

bilsbie 1y ago

Is it hard to date with a trailer?

robotnikman 1y ago
Would be more difficult depending on where you live. My plan was to talk to others online and see if I could find someone willing to live such a simple life with me, maybe starting with an LDR first (I'm sort of doing that already)
deleted 1y ago
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mensetmanusman 1y ago
Not if it has a hitch.
prawn 1y ago
Beginning to suspect this person is living in a trailer or cave and collecting info for their UniqueDating SaaS.

euLh7SM5HDFY 1y ago

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