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Ask HN: What's the best way to exit tech?

70 points·by throwaway_0xff·vor 2 Jahren·63 comments

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> Become a hermit and go live in the woods for a while.

That sounds great, but unfortunately, it's not feasible where I live.

> You might be dreaming of grass being greener on the other side but my point is that it's mostly brown. Shitty brown, that is.

Kidding aside, I don't even think there is much grass in most places. Looks more like dirty concrete. Unfortunately, tech seems to be on track of getting there quick as well.
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> What do you not like about tech?

I feel that it's no longer about making quality products, but more about milking money by any means, even if immoral and/or obviously (self-)destructive. It may have been like that for some time already, but I wasn't able to realize that before.

It seems to me as if we've become the machine that we wanted to build.

I would love doing something that's more "down to earth". Optimally, in some sector that is involved with treating people with respect - "as if" they were real human beings. An alternative would be working outdoors and being nearer to nature in general.