Which technologies improve your life, and which make it worse?
Which technologies improve your life, and which make it worse?
If you don't know, should you maybe give it some thought?
My philosophy is if a technology is useful in your life as a tool then use it. If you're just entertaining yourself or passing time, don't.
I strive to use my phone only for reading books and other real learning, and comms with IRL people and some internet fuckers. I use my computer for development mostly. I don't have anything else, no tablet, no TV, nothing. Everything else is just refrigerators, dumb stuff that just does what it does. No distractions.
Unfortunately I don't stick to that rule steadfastly, hence me replying in this thread
Respect. That's an admirable goal. Do you notice a difference in how you feel about life from when you follow your tech diet strictly vs when you're more lax?
Most of my day is spend away from technology, but I noticed I read less in the evenings than I did before I had internet at home.
Well, yeah I spend more time present in the real world when I'm more strict about it. But I'm an outdoor cat, I spend a lot of time outside anyway. I read more books too when I'm more strict, I have an admirable library but it's all epubs and stuff, no physical books. I'd say I enjoy the discussion online and stuff but restricting it makes me happier and more productive.
Me, a LibRight who knows the dangers of tech but decided to study computer science anyways and now works in software development
Stonks
At least you're true to your flair, lol. Is that working out for you?
So far so good lmao
What drove my interest in the field was a passion for technology, relative quietness of an office job, and opportunities to use programming skills for personal use, and to some degree I've gotten all three of those.
In the next few years I should probably look towards a position that pays better, but for now, I'm content with what I've got.