@datarama Sounds like TechnoWeltschmerz (I just made this up ).

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"Tech" used to be optimistic, but it's turned out to be a cancer. I don't know how this gets fixed because greed controls everything.
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I'm in a similar boat, but since I work for myself & have customers, I can never completely detach to (attempt to) recover from the burnout. So I try to minimize it and just continue on the treadmill.

All that to say - you are not alone in this!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weltschmerz

@datarama Me too. Really struggling to "dig out" of that and then all this other shit ("AI", wars, climate, politics, layoffs for even more profit, the shoddy state of software in general, etc.) just piles on.

I think we're very much in the same situation, so you aren't alone. I hope you find some peace or at least some outlet to move things in a positive direction.

I'm still lookin'...

@datarama "middle-aged guy holed up all alone during a pandemic"

I feel seen (as the kids say these days).

@datarama @gsuberland @mcc > And then what's the point?

I'm feeling exactly the same way and I'm really struggling with it.

Not just code but blog posts/tutorials as well. I've "lost" my main creative outlets.