[thunkingdeep]

In as few words as possible, JIRA, Agile, shareholders.

Most programmers don’t really seem to understand that programming isn’t really their job. It’s an illusion. Their job is to create value to the shareholders. That’s not really that much fun, and once the joy of writing and reading code is slowly squeezed away from their position is when those with sanity still intact start thinking “Man, I ought to get the fuck up out of here and find a real job or something.” The really lucky ones are outdoorsy folks that can afford to do the homesteading thing, or are willing to forego the immense compensation that tech work so often allures them with.

Just my two cents. I was blessed to retire in my thirties, so I could be entirely out of touch, though I hear many things.

[readthenotes1]

This was around before jira and agile, I think you're only partially right.

It's the people we work with and for that turn the job into a dismal grind.

[aaronbaugher]

I think "back to the land" movements have existed as long as there have been cities. But a job sitting at a desk all day working on a virtual product that probably won't be used in a few years just really ramps up the effect.