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Re: I have quit my job

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Post by falcolas »

TOMDM wrote: post #94
hoseja wrote: post #78

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And that is why US is spending so much effort making sure the basic needs stay unmet.

What money is the US spending in order to worsen it's own citizens basic needs? Not needs it stubbornly refuses to subsidize, but actively making sure they remain unmet?

> What money is the US spending in order to worsen it's own citizens basic needs?

Here's one that bugs me occasionally:

Gatekeeping who is allowed to benefit from societal help. Welfare, specifically. There's so much bureaucracy around identifying who gets welfare and who does not (not to mention the identification and enforcement of the "no" people who find ways to get the money regardless) that it takes a legion of employees to manage.

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by [deleted] »

ejb999 wrote: post #76
emptyfile wrote: post #64

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>Lots of people make a living doing what they love/building a better world. Really? America must be a great place then. Don't know anyone like that where I live. My doctor friends would be closest but they certainly don't have a good quality of life and their lives are quite dystopian.

How do you explain the ten's or hundreds of thousands of people in the world that already have financial freedom (i.e. enough in the bank to live comfortably the rest of their lives), and yet still get up everyday and goto work?

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Re: I have quit my job

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Post by paskozdilar »

Majestic121 wrote: post #102
paskozdilar wrote: post #95

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I don't understand a single thing you're talking about. The path is very simple: don't work -> run out of money -> unable to afford food and rent -> work again / die of starvation Can you specify which part of the path is intentional? Why would anyone want to die of starvation?

The path is not realistic, there's a lot between "don't work -> run out of money", including using up savings that you had, taking up unemployment benefits, finding another kind of work or going for part time, getting help from a large number of charities... And finally, if you end up actually on the verge of starvation, as an IT person you most probably can get another job even with a gap in your resume. The whole "…

> there's a lot between "don't work -> run out of money", including using up savings that you had, taking up unemployment benefits, finding another kind of work or going for part time, getting help from a large number of charities... And finally, if you end up actually on the verge of starvation, as an IT person you most probably can get another job even with a gap in your resume.

So basically:

    don't work -> run out of money -> work again

?

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by paskozdilar »

s1artibartfast wrote: post #100
paskozdilar wrote: post #95

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I don't understand a single thing you're talking about. The path is very simple: don't work -> run out of money -> unable to afford food and rent -> work again / die of starvation Can you specify which part of the path is intentional? Why would anyone want to die of starvation?

If you are located in the US, anyone can get free food to avoid starvation. Food stamps and food banks are two of the most common options. >work again / die of starvation If you get to this step, the choice is yours. What do you estimate the chance of not being able to find work at? 1%,… 0.00001%?

The graph loops at "work again / die of starvation", which by definition means I cannot afford not to work.

> What do you estimate the chance of not being able to find work at?

How is that relevant? My point is that I cannot afford not to work.

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by TOMDM »

falcolas wrote: post #111
TOMDM wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What money is the US spending in order to worsen it's own citizens basic needs? Not needs it stubbornly refuses to subsidize, but actively making sure they remain unmet?

> What money is the US spending in order to worsen it's own citizens basic needs? Here's one that bugs me occasionally: Gatekeeping who is allowed to benefit from societal help. Welfare, specifically. There's so much bureaucracy around identifying who gets welfare and who does not (not to mention the identification and enforcement of the "no" people who find ways to get the money regardless) that it takes a legion of…

Very true.

I wonder how many people would be out of work if the US opted for universal programs (UBI, universal healthcare, guaranteed parental leave, subsidized childcare etc.) and in the process gutted much of the bureaucracy required to maintain the current systems.

My gut says thousands, but probably more right?

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by jxidjhdhdhdhfhf »

gkop wrote: post #23
travoltaj wrote: post #4

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It's pretty common in outsourcing companies. Even in a lot of product based companies tbh. I had to push quite a bit to get people to stop referring to SWEs as "resources"..

I usually hear “resources” used in the abstract, which was grating the first time, but I’ve gotten over. Are you hearing that literally? Would you share an example sentence?

"We need to move two more resources onto this project in order to meet our deadlines." I hear stuff like this all the time.

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by jxidjhdhdhdhfhf »

awill88 wrote: post #54

There is a lot to unpack, but I hear you. “Perhaps I am not suited for working in a services company with rapid transitions“ I think you’re right. You read like you’re a people pleaser. I know it because I am too. You, like me, might have a difficult time with having a dynamic yet firm grasp on our purpose in, what is more often than not, textbook Kafkaesque situations; situations we put ourselves in, and we’re accou…

So what if the author is privileged? Unless you're living in a mud hut and subsistence farming, you can count yourself among the privileged as well. I guess you don't get to write anything on the internet because you might offend someone, somewhere.

I love hearing about how people make deliberate choices about their life and their work, even if they are starting with something more than the average person.

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by jxidjhdhdhdhfhf »

paskozdilar wrote: post #74
MrDresden wrote: post #71

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> "So, from one to another, just remember it’s quite the privilege to publish a statement declaring in a public space that you’re “taking a break” from work." Why this anger towards the author for doing what he considers to be the best thing for himself? Yes, being able to take a break from work is a privilege. But it isn't one that people should be publicly shamed for when needing to exercise it. Rather we should wo…

> Why this anger towards the author for doing what he considers to be the best thing for himself? Because most of us don't have the luxury to take a break from work. Honestly, I feel jealousy towards people who can take a break from work. I've been feeling like I'm on a treadmill since my teen years. I am not ashamed of it, though - jealousy is a human feeling and we can't wish it away, we can only control it and not…

On the other hand, many of us do have such a luxury, especially on hackernews, but may be too afraid or too institutionalized to use it. It's nice to have people reminding us that we can make deliberate choices about our work life.

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by falcolas »

TOMDM wrote: post #115
falcolas wrote: post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> What money is the US spending in order to worsen it's own citizens basic needs? Here's one that bugs me occasionally: Gatekeeping who is allowed to benefit from societal help. Welfare, specifically. There's so much bureaucracy around identifying who gets welfare and who does not (not to mention the identification and enforcement of the "no" people who find ways to get the money regardless) that it takes a legion of…

Very true. I wonder how many people would be out of work if the US opted for universal programs (UBI, universal healthcare, guaranteed parental leave, subsidized childcare etc.) and in the process gutted much of the bureaucracy required to maintain the current systems. My gut says thousands, but probably more right?

Well, including the armed forces, state, and local employees, there's around 24 million federal employees. So, if even 1% were laid off, that'd be over 200,000.

So yeah, I'd definitely go with the "probably more".

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by jasfi »

I quit my job too. I learnt that you should move fast to validate and launch projects. There also needs to be hard benefits for users. Set deadlines to launch your MVP. Some things I have worked on:

https://tradecast.one Automated crypto trading. The main benefit here is obvious, making profits.

https://cxo.industries Business tools for startups. This is the project that lots of people were interested in, but not many tried. I don't think I sold the benefits that well, but will take another look at it in the future.

https://nexusdev.tools/ Dev tools I built in the process. This was a by-product of tools I wanted for myself. I want to get the first Open Source code drop out next month to validate if others want to build with this. Then perhaps build a commercial/Pro version.

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