Comment by soulofmischief
4 days ago
I'm too young to be financially secure given my impoverished background, not having parents in my life, being homeless as a teenager, etc. But too old and physically disabled to change course from tech. Nothing to do but keep walking through this tunnel and see where it ends up. It's scary!
I've had a couple of lucky breaks but I worry about my kids. About their ability to find meaning in life, their ability to find a way to stay afloat and about their ability to continue to form long term relationships with other humans who are turning inwards ever more.
It's crazy, intellectual and creative pursuits gave my life meaning and direction. What now? How do we create paths for our children to do the same given that it looks like the human experience is well on its way to full commoditization?
If you find out, let me know, mail in profile.
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same here, and it often keeps me up at night. for a few years i really felt like i had finally managed to get on track towards escaping the poverty i was born into, now i'm not so sure anymore in the long term. the good thing is at least i know i somehow managed to claw my way upwards from rock bottom to a tech job once already, so whatever the future might throw at me i'll probably be able to somehow deal with that too.
I wish I had your confidence. I also climbed up the ladder a ways but I've been hit by a pretty serious medical diagnosis, a layoff, and this AI stuff... I feel extremely screwed