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Ask HN: Who is quitting? (July 2026)

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Re: Ask HN: Who is quitting? (July 2026)

#21

Not long ago I had a dream about becoming a butcher, and so then I bought half a cow with a friend and after a week trying to cut it out in pieces I realised maybe I was too old to make the move... so im still a programmer.

Imagine the reverse. A butcher buys a Linux computer and tries to become a programmer in a week. Struggles with getting nested loops to work, so quits.

Not saying you should be a butcher, but a week and no training is a difficult approach.

Re: Ask HN: Who is quitting? (July 2026)

#24

What an utterly privileged life we lead when we can just decide to quit our jobs because things are getting too “absurd”.

Isn't this how it should be? To have the freedom to not tolerate (and to not encourage) bullshit "added value" companies, rent-seeking parasites ...

Re: Ask HN: Who is quitting? (July 2026)

#25
post #15

Not long ago I had a dream about becoming a butcher, and so then I bought half a cow with a friend and after a week trying to cut it out in pieces I realised maybe I was too old to make the move... so im still a programmer.

What inspired you to attempt pursuing butchery?

Their github stats said they deleted more lines of code than they added

Re: Ask HN: Who is quitting? (July 2026)

#26

Not long ago I had a dream about becoming a butcher, and so then I bought half a cow with a friend and after a week trying to cut it out in pieces I realised maybe I was too old to make the move... so im still a programmer.

I have a family member who has been a butcher for nearly 40 years.. if you'd want some tips on this to try it again I'm sure he'd be willing to tell you how to go about it properly.

Re: Ask HN: Who is quitting? (July 2026)

#27
post #8

Not long ago I had a dream about becoming a butcher, and so then I bought half a cow with a friend and after a week trying to cut it out in pieces I realised maybe I was too old to make the move... so im still a programmer.

Can’t think of a worse time to go into beef production anyway

Good news! Thats the cow's job, not a butcher's.

Re: Ask HN: Who is quitting? (July 2026)

#28

What an utterly privileged life we lead when we can just decide to quit our jobs because things are getting too “absurd”.

You might be factually correct about the privileged part, but if you think about it, it's simply a privilege to not be a slave of capitalism...

Re: Ask HN: Who is quitting? (July 2026)

#29

What an utterly privileged life we lead when we can just decide to quit our jobs because things are getting too “absurd”.

Sure, but because work is something we spend so much time on, when workers can quit when the work feels meaningless or absurd, that's a good thing. We should aspire for a society where all workers can do that.

Re: Ask HN: Who is quitting? (July 2026)

#30
post #4

Already did. Hated working with AI. Will try to start a business one day where I can code how I like it. Currently not doing anything IT related. Just went on a bike ride.

What are you riding these days? Do you like it? I'm shopping to replace my old beginner bike
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