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  • SlayGuevara@lemmygrad.ml
    12·
    10 hours ago

    Sometimes I feel like going mad the way society forces me to behave like nothing is happening. Just go to work and ignore a possible build up to WW3. Not sure what else I want to be doing atm but this feels clownesque too.

    I have this with everything though. Must be the result of living in a society you fundamentally disagree with.

    • ICBM@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      7·
      8 hours ago

      This has me pretty fucked up, thb. I’ve barely slept with all the horror in Gaza and attacks on Iran this last week. Not a fan of doomerism, but I’m not selling my labor and pretending nothing is wrong if we’re on the brink of total collapse, that just feels way too stupid right now.

      • burlemarx@lemmygrad.ml
        4·
        4 hours ago

        Don’t tell me. I’m working on digital marketing software. The world is falling apart and business is concerned about making brands marketing campaigns reaching a bigger audience and having a bigger ROI. I’m sick of this shit.

        I used to love software development. But now I’m just sick with the whole industry.

        • ICBM@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
          4·
          3 hours ago

          Feel that. I burned out on writing bullshit software a long time ago. Now I make niche open source tools for Linux / *BSD with no commercial value; it’s the only way I can enjoy doing it. Watching my biggest field of interest become flooded with technofascists, scammers, frauds, etc. has really soured it. I hate all the types of people you find in the industry, but now they all get to be replaced with vibe coders and gen-ai prompt inputters. “Creative” jobs are probably the most depressing things you can do.

          • burlemarx@lemmygrad.ml
            2·
            1 hour ago

            Honestly, I am willing to turn into vibe coding. What is the point of investing a lot of effort for improving code, leaning and when the higher ups just want a shit ton of additional features as fast as possible? Best to dedicate actual effort into things that really matter.