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jnovek | 1 day ago

I started programming when I was eleven years old and I’m now in my 40s. I have no idea what to do with the rest of my life.

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reconnecting|1 day ago

Same here. I've long had the feeling that the internet could somehow help the world, but honestly, I don't feel that's the case anymore.

DougN7|1 day ago

There is a whole lot of crap out there. But I think the Internet HAS been a game changer in lifting people out of poverty and increasing standards of living. Communication is awesome. And although there is a lot of propaganda (which there has always been) there is now also a lot of truth and counter claims. It’s no longer just the rich that have access to information (think of farmers guessing at what their crop was worth). I _hope_ AI will do similarly, but I have my doubts on that one.

Remnant44|1 day ago

There's a whole lot of us out there. I don't know if there's still a future in the thing that I love, which is where all the malaise comes from.

Aeolun|23 hours ago

Keep going? Just because there’s a different way to do what you like doing doesn’t mean you should stop.

Or become a carpenter. The world is going to be flooded by them.

reconnecting|15 hours ago

I live in the Alps — every second person here is already a third-generation carpenter.

cobbzilla|10 hours ago

keep programming and learn to use AI.

it’s just another tool. lots of people didn’t want to use compilers and got left behind. the world moved on.

i’m older than you and doing fine. it’s just another tech upheaval, we’ve been through plenty.

yes it gets tiring and at some point you find your way off the treadmill. but it’s really not that hard to stay on, especially if you have the experience.

kakacik|1 day ago

Do w hat we did in corporate/banking/other sociopathic envs did decades ago - find another source of fulfillment and happiness. For me its adventures and sports and kids, could be something else for the next joe.

Or just code as you want as a hobby, unrestrained, for whatever you need or makes you happy.