Comment by amarant

3 months ago

I feel like the future will have this, plus ads displayed while the work is done, so websites can profit while they profit.

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silversmith  3 months ago

Every now and then I consider stepping away from the computer job, and becoming a lumberjack. This is one of those moments.

  • jones89176  3 months ago

    my family takes care of a large-ish forest, so I have to help since my early teens. Let me tell you: think twice, it's f*ckin dangerous. Chainsaws, winches, heavy trees falling and breaking in unpredictable ways. I had a couple of close calls myself. Recently a guy from a neighbor village was squashed to death by a root plate that tilted.

    I often think about quitting tech myself, but becoming a full-time lumberjack is certainly not an alternative for me.

    • silversmith  3 months ago

      Hah, I know, been around forests since childhood, seen (and done) plenty of sketchy stuff. For me it averages out to couple days of forest work a year. It's backbreaking labour, and then you deal with the weather.

      But man, if tech goes straight into cyberpunk dystopia but without the cool gadgets, maybe it is the better alternative.

  • zxexz  3 months ago

    Worth getting to know the in and outs of forest management now. I don’t think AI will take most tech jobs soon, but they sure as hell are already making them boring.