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jnovekyesterday at 7:14 PM5 repliesview on HN

I started programming when I was eleven years old and I’m now in my 40s. I have no idea what to do with the rest of my life.


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reconnectingyesterday at 7:21 PM

Same here. I've long had the feeling that the internet could somehow help the world, but honestly, I don't feel that's the case anymore.

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Aeoluntoday at 12:09 AM

Keep going? Just because there’s a different way to do what you like doing doesn’t mean you should stop.

Or become a carpenter. The world is going to be flooded by them.

Remnant44yesterday at 8:02 PM

There's a whole lot of us out there. I don't know if there's still a future in the thing that I love, which is where all the malaise comes from.

derektankyesterday at 7:29 PM

“Have you ever considered piracy? You’d make a wonderful Dread Pirate Roberts”

https://youtu.be/IIbeFgaYTNs

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kakacikyesterday at 8:25 PM

Do w hat we did in corporate/banking/other sociopathic envs did decades ago - find another source of fulfillment and happiness. For me its adventures and sports and kids, could be something else for the next joe.

Or just code as you want as a hobby, unrestrained, for whatever you need or makes you happy.