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Yes, for most countries. But people are quite young when they go to uni and change a lot between 18-25.

So it can be inhumane then, by your definition?

You are both conflating technical correctness with morality

I have nothing constructive to say but wanted to wish you good luck

Surprised to hear that an O'Reilly book will net you less than a month of work for a SWE in the US and some parts of Europe.

But I guess the reward is not the money but the expertise and signal.

That is fair, especially on this occasion. On the other hand I have found some of his material very helpful, particularly around sleep and helping me maintain my circadian rhythm.

I too try to practice stillness, through silence and meditation. I agree that it is challenging. In stillness, uncomfortable feelings will come up, before they can leave.

Imo, better than the alternative of avoidance. Yet somehow, it is marketed as relaxing. The relaxing part comes after one deals with the unrelaxing part.

Just go. Maybe you'll meet her in the journey.

I think the previous generation of Hollywood films was not so egregious on this. There were a lot of normal looking famous actors: Bill Murray, Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro etc. Often playing good guys.

Now most actors in popular media are good looking to an uncanny level. Antagonist are beautiful too (in GoT as well).

It's not surprising if this negatively affects the psyche of the everyday person.

At least in my experience, the 'software' people are VPs/management who push and push with short term thinking.

Sad state of affairs. At $day_job speed of delivery expectations are up due to LMMs. I presume that's a general sentiment. So more and more engineers around the world are pressing an enter key for yes over and over, mind and spirit only half there.

The job can require you to

I find clicking on these form controls very satisfying :)

Awesome! How do you think this compares to the pattern in iOS (and I think Android) where you hold an app icon and the rest start jiggling and then you can tap a folder to move it there (or also drag it).

They feel quite similar but am no UX expert.

As a tech guy who found an interest in design and ancillary fields recently, I am curious to know more. I assume leather, merino wool, cashmere do provide extra value. But other than that I have no knowledge. Eg why would 500 pants be better?