Nice work, Antonio. I have a similar story to yours and have found that service industry jobs (while having their own concomitant downsides) are actually quite enlivening, while sit-at-a-computer-all-day office jobs are quite deadening — and many people agree with us.
Here's the money quote: "True freedom isn’t about how much you own, but how fully you own yourself."
Absolutely. Though everything has its downsides, of course. My main complaint is the lack of respect by both customers and people in general. Can't have everything I guess
I was so proud to be working in IT in 2009. Nerds loved being nerds. It was unsustainable but at least if I was a workaholic then my weed habit at the time wouldn't be questioned.
In this video from yesterday, "Back End Developer Roadmap 2024" ( https://youtu.be/tN6oJu2DqCM ), the top comment has 685 likes and 61 replies. The second highest comment only has 36 likes and 0 replies.
I often wonder how happy folks are who own so much stuff that they fill up their garages with it and can't even find space in the garage to park their cars in it... and then they park the car in the street and have their catalytic converter stolen. Oops! The prevalence of "U-Store-It!" places is another indication of how miserable capitalism makes folks. They've been brainwashed to think buying more and more stuff will fill the holes in their hearts. All it does is add more stress. Is the rat race worth it if you're always miserable? It seems a lot of people are in love with misery.
Well, I can't say I ever had that high-paying job, or even the qualifications for it. Trouble is, if you decide early on that kind of life isn't for you, nobody takes you seriously. They sure don't teach you about anything else. Anything that could be an alternative is instead meant to be viewed as a stepping stone to that one goal, and that's the kind of person they'll want for the job, certainly not somebody who expects to make a living there.
My country is doing absolutely everything in its power to prop this model up now that the growth that kept it working isn't there anymore, and utterly destroying itself in doing so. Assuming we don't run into other problems sooner, they'll eventually be forced to deal with the fact growth is slowing down in poor countries as well.
Thanks for your words - it's all too easy to get pulled into the rat race once you're close enough.
Your remarks about "the underappreciated maintenance cost of capital" also made me think - capitalism+consumerism really does not only make us want more and more stuff, but also detaches us from the stuff we own by turning maintenance into a nuisance, additional work on top of the work you're forced to do anyway.
Nice work, Antonio. I have a similar story to yours and have found that service industry jobs (while having their own concomitant downsides) are actually quite enlivening, while sit-at-a-computer-all-day office jobs are quite deadening — and many people agree with us.
Here's the money quote: "True freedom isn’t about how much you own, but how fully you own yourself."
Absolutely. Though everything has its downsides, of course. My main complaint is the lack of respect by both customers and people in general. Can't have everything I guess
I needed this one. Thank you.
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I was so proud to be working in IT in 2009. Nerds loved being nerds. It was unsustainable but at least if I was a workaholic then my weed habit at the time wouldn't be questioned.
In this video from yesterday, "Back End Developer Roadmap 2024" ( https://youtu.be/tN6oJu2DqCM ), the top comment has 685 likes and 61 replies. The second highest comment only has 36 likes and 0 replies.
The top comment: "Roadmap to depression."
"You don't own stuff--stuff owns you."
I often wonder how happy folks are who own so much stuff that they fill up their garages with it and can't even find space in the garage to park their cars in it... and then they park the car in the street and have their catalytic converter stolen. Oops! The prevalence of "U-Store-It!" places is another indication of how miserable capitalism makes folks. They've been brainwashed to think buying more and more stuff will fill the holes in their hearts. All it does is add more stress. Is the rat race worth it if you're always miserable? It seems a lot of people are in love with misery.
Well, I can't say I ever had that high-paying job, or even the qualifications for it. Trouble is, if you decide early on that kind of life isn't for you, nobody takes you seriously. They sure don't teach you about anything else. Anything that could be an alternative is instead meant to be viewed as a stepping stone to that one goal, and that's the kind of person they'll want for the job, certainly not somebody who expects to make a living there.
My country is doing absolutely everything in its power to prop this model up now that the growth that kept it working isn't there anymore, and utterly destroying itself in doing so. Assuming we don't run into other problems sooner, they'll eventually be forced to deal with the fact growth is slowing down in poor countries as well.
Thanks for your words - it's all too easy to get pulled into the rat race once you're close enough.
Your remarks about "the underappreciated maintenance cost of capital" also made me think - capitalism+consumerism really does not only make us want more and more stuff, but also detaches us from the stuff we own by turning maintenance into a nuisance, additional work on top of the work you're forced to do anyway.
Thank you Antonio🙏