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Okay, attempting an #introduction

Hi, I'm, in my late twenties and in a long-distance relationship with someone even worse off than me, mentally. I am here to vent, ask for help, and maybe find people in a similar situation (oh lord, I hope thats not a common thing). By day I am a #programmer, but at night my true self comes to light: a lonely guy who just wants this shit to end. Hope y'all are welcoming and now off to find out how normal people use social networks.

As a #programmer living in an #ecovillage, I face the problem: If I did not go to #nature, how can I claim to benefit the #earth with the work that I am doing?
If I did not go to nature, however, it would have been easier to climb the ladder of the ivory tower, progressing forth in a system of intricate woven strings of power that thrive on separation narratives.

A small story follows to give example.

Yep. Programmers, er, I mean, *high-tech software warriors* have been bribed into not unionizing for *way* more than the two decades this article implies. Is it too late to unionize? Probably not, but don't say it too loudly in your open-cubicle tech-farm software-milking stall or they'll "put you out to pasture", if you know what I mean.

pluralistic.net/2025/04/27/som

pluralistic.netPluralistic: The enshittification of tech jobs (27 Apr 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

A cynical view of the legal profession is that, "The law exists to create more law". Every licensed lawyer will attest to the veracity of that pithy statement. The analogous statement in #IT is this:

"#JavaScript—the language, the ecosystem, the coders, the lot—exists to create more JavaScript versions, more frameworks that repeat the same things, and and more jobs that do the same things."

Every currently-active #programmer will attest to the veracity of this not-so-pithy statement.

Time for an #Introduction post. I’m a #liveaboard #sailor (www.svloka.com) and full time #nomad who is also a #creative #artist. I play #guitar, #crochet, paint (#watercolor & #acrylic), and draw #penandink. I love #yoga and use #meditation to manage my #anxiety. Got #sober in 2020.

I am a recovering #softwareengineer (#programmer) and #ITmanager. I focused a lot on #leadership & effective #communication, and I still enjoy #mentoring people on those topics. I still tinker with tech on occasion.