Got into tech from help desk (to be fair it was partially supporting UUNET and Usenet so it wasn't a clueless end user all the time), all the way to top level engineer doing devops type work.
I started on a Ti-83 and better yet could take other programs online and load them and then modify to my desire. When the teacher said show your work I wrote out the program I made to calculate the equation. They banned…
They also keep the masses busy with frequent, mundane, repetitive tasks.
The basic install of Kodi on LibreELEC blocks the ads on YouTube. I left Roku after using it for a long time, and the experience with Kodi is far better. Simple setup, too. For mobile, I use NewPipe which allows…
The acceptance that life has to be primarily work as a sociatal norm is the true issue. If the norm was ~20hrs/wk work this issue would vanish. I have no illusion it will improve from here.
I invite friends over. I love to cook and I also am a single father of three all ages kids. Even parents with kids rarely come over. Not only are they busy but my availability is very narrow. It is lonely out there and…
The better alternative is to reshuffle what teaching means. Right now teacher largely execute a curriculum this is predefined and do behavior management in US public schools at least. There is not a whole lot of…
Thanks. Work has always been a means to get out of working. With so many hobbies and interests, work has always been a drag. I don't want much and what I do buy i do my best to 'buy it for life.' Be careful with this…
The fucking moon.
Creativity takes time to get into the right mindset before it manifests. The demands of life in the modern era leave little room for self. Work alone is an unavoidable sacrifice of quality of life for the majority of…
Burnout happened to me because I lost my way. I had worked 25 hard years to LeanFIRE which ag the end burned me out but I knew why. Less than two years later divorce happened. This forced me back into the workforce. I…
Got into tech from help desk (to be fair it was partially supporting UUNET and Usenet so it wasn't a clueless end user all the time), all the way to top level engineer doing devops type work.
I started on a Ti-83 and better yet could take other programs online and load them and then modify to my desire. When the teacher said show your work I wrote out the program I made to calculate the equation. They banned…
They also keep the masses busy with frequent, mundane, repetitive tasks.
The basic install of Kodi on LibreELEC blocks the ads on YouTube. I left Roku after using it for a long time, and the experience with Kodi is far better. Simple setup, too. For mobile, I use NewPipe which allows…
The acceptance that life has to be primarily work as a sociatal norm is the true issue. If the norm was ~20hrs/wk work this issue would vanish. I have no illusion it will improve from here.
I invite friends over. I love to cook and I also am a single father of three all ages kids. Even parents with kids rarely come over. Not only are they busy but my availability is very narrow. It is lonely out there and…
The better alternative is to reshuffle what teaching means. Right now teacher largely execute a curriculum this is predefined and do behavior management in US public schools at least. There is not a whole lot of…
Thanks. Work has always been a means to get out of working. With so many hobbies and interests, work has always been a drag. I don't want much and what I do buy i do my best to 'buy it for life.' Be careful with this…
The fucking moon.
Creativity takes time to get into the right mindset before it manifests. The demands of life in the modern era leave little room for self. Work alone is an unavoidable sacrifice of quality of life for the majority of…
Burnout happened to me because I lost my way. I had worked 25 hard years to LeanFIRE which ag the end burned me out but I knew why. Less than two years later divorce happened. This forced me back into the workforce. I…