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Re: I have quit my job

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Post by paskozdilar »

DocTomoe wrote: post #79
paskozdilar wrote: post #74

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> 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…

> Because most of us don't have the luxury to take a break from work. If you ask the 5 whys, you'll see that you actually can take a break from work, you are just unwilling to deal with a (potentially rapid) change in lifestyle. I know enough IT people who at age 40 decided to become potters, or motorcycle repair folks, or blacksmiths. They immediately stopped earning six figures. They live in metropolitan areas no l…

> you actually can take a break from work, you are just unwilling to deal with a (potentially rapid) change in lifestyle.

A "change in lifestyle" can also mean becoming homeless and dying of starvation. In that case, true, I am quite unwilling to deal with such a change.

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by Aeolun »

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…

You are welcome to feel jealous, but you don’t have to begrudge them taking that option.

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by magicroot75 »

hans1729 wrote: post #14

> I imagine building solutions to problems I see in my surroundings. For some irrational reason, I feel a desire to give back to society. I think there is nothing irrational about this. Look up “purpose economy”. Grinding away your life in the interests of some company that basically just wants to achieve financial gains is not satisfying at all, we’re just normalizing it because it’s lucrative and we live in a world…

I think it's important to note that the generic "artist" doesn't shape the world around us. A miniscule elite of artists shape the world around us. The vast majority live and operate in obscurity.

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by magicroot75 »

jmauritz wrote: post #8

This guy seems smart and ambitious but has a very romantic/naive mindset. A job is an exchange of services, never get it confused with your own mission or "dream".

This may be a fact, but that doesn't mean it aligns with human psychology. Most of us do want to spend our days doing something we can take pride in and enjoy. This doesn't necessarily imply high income. But it does involve interacting with other people who respect you, solving problems/tasks, and being given at least enough autonomy to feel one has ownership over those problems' solutions.

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by A4ET8a8uTh0 »

hoseja wrote: post #78
chii wrote: post #25

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> I think there is nothing irrational about this. it's not irrational. Unless you ignore the lower needs on the Maslow's hierarchy of needs and spend your efforts on the higher needs. The lower needs are basic - sustenance and safety etc. If someone is wealthy enough to meet these needs with time and resources to spare, then it makes a lot of sense to spend the extra resources on the higher needs. But it is irrationa…

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

I had to think about it. Is it a conscious design effort or just a function otherwise unrelated issues?

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by Aeolun »

bedobi wrote: post #5

Could more people use taking a break, for no particular reason, and not necessarily to work on anything - just taking a break for taking a break's sake? I think so. Especially hackernews people who are overwhelmingly more likely to be privileged enough to be able to do it compared to most. "...leisure is time away from work, not facilitating it. By viewing work as something we do to support our leisure time, rather t…

That would be great if my hobbies actually did lower my stress level. As it is they’re barely adequate for sustenance.

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by Aeolun »

DocTomoe wrote: post #80
8n4vidtmkvmk wrote: post #44

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would love to take a nice long break and turn my head off for a bit. kinda hard when your employer stops paying you and the landlord still wants his rent

Seems like the problem is in your attachment to your flat. Fixer-upper houses in the countryside are basically cheaper than a year's one-bedroom rent in the Bay Area. It's all a question of trade-offs. Would you rather a) have a soul-crushing job and a nice flat or b) live happily, but in the Mid-West?

If I had to decide for just me that would be an easier decision.

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by nebulous_two »

A4ET8a8uTh0 wrote: post #85
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.

I had to think about it. Is it a conscious design effort or just a function otherwise unrelated issues?

It's not a conscious design effort in the sense that the blueprints were designed and implemented this way. It's more that gradually with every political decision that is based on greed, we sink deeper in a world that is defined by it.

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by nebulous_two »

paskozdilar wrote: post #81
DocTomoe wrote: post #79

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> Because most of us don't have the luxury to take a break from work. If you ask the 5 whys, you'll see that you actually can take a break from work, you are just unwilling to deal with a (potentially rapid) change in lifestyle. I know enough IT people who at age 40 decided to become potters, or motorcycle repair folks, or blacksmiths. They immediately stopped earning six figures. They live in metropolitan areas no l…

> you actually can take a break from work, you are just unwilling to deal with a (potentially rapid) change in lifestyle. A "change in lifestyle" can also mean becoming homeless and dying of starvation. In that case, true, I am quite unwilling to deal with such a change.

This is some fatalistic nonsense. There is a long way to go for an IT person to die of starvation. It would have to be intentional: wanting to die of starvation.

Re: I have quit my job

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Post by hoseja »

A4ET8a8uTh0 wrote: post #85
hoseja wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

I had to think about it. Is it a conscious design effort or just a function otherwise unrelated issues?

I don't think any social engineers have been quite so mask-off but I'm not sure.
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