I realize that I am part of the problem. Unfortunately, I am not motivated to build anything in the tech sector atm. There is no sense of duty or redemption that could override the dread I feel for working in tech. Hopefully that fades with time. But for now, I think any future contributions that I make to society will be in other domains such as politics or social services.

Unbelievably naive.

I hear what you’re saying. But as of right now, I have no interest in any of it. The minute I start my workday, I’m already looking forward to turning everything off so I can go do something else. This whole digital information economy is repulsive to me.

I think I’m basically done after my current rig dies. I have no interest in being a peasant in some techno feudalist dystopia. Instead, I’ve been dedicating more time to reading books, writing, traveling, some retro gaming, and working around the house.

It’s enough for me.

These days, as a tech worker, I immediately log out at the end of my workday and shut everything down. I have no further interest. It’s not fun anymore. Frankly, I don’t think I can last until retirement in this space even if my job isn’t automated. I could retire today if I wanted to. But most people aren’t in that situation and I have no idea what I would do if I didn’t have the financial autonomy that I enjoy. And I got here–in part–by building parts of the platforms that harm us (social media). So that feels great.

We live in a dystopia. Everything fucking sucks.