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   Jon (Snarf) Mason (snarfmason@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 05:59:38 JST Jon (Snarf) Mason

   • Matthew Lyon

   @mattly I don't know how exactly you got jbri tech. But I think the first steps most of us took into tech isn't just a detour. I think it's consistent with being a person who makes things. Outside the tech industry writing a piece of software to do something feels like it's mostly a creative endeavour not that wildly different from making music or writing a story.

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     Wes Kennedy (wesdottoday@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 03:44:09 JST Wes Kennedy

     • Matthew Lyon

     @mattly Holy smokes, are you me? We are basically in the exact same situation:

     - Sole income earner
     - Recent ADHD diagnosis
     - Burnt out
     - Want to leave tech
     - Working through childhood trauma

     1st - You're not alone.

     I'm trying to sort out what is next for me and what is reasonable for my family long term.

     So much of my brain power is spent on:

     - What's my next career?
     - Is it sustainable (lifestyle/time)?
     - Will it make a positive impact on the planet?

     Happy to continue convo

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     Jon (Snarf) Mason (snarfmason@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 06:11:00 JST Jon (Snarf) Mason

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     • Matthew Lyon

     @mattly ever do any LogoWriter? I have no idea what that was "supposed to be for" but it was like digital Lego to me when I was, I dunno, 12 years old?

     But being a software professional is so divorced from that experience of creation, it's hard to remember why I ever touched a keyboard sometimes.

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     Jon (Snarf) Mason (snarfmason@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 06:11:02 JST Jon (Snarf) Mason

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     • Matthew Lyon

     @mattly but the tech industry is basically one huge half century long grift at this point.

     Matthew Lyon repeated this.