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Re:Software developers describing their work in 1973 [video] by drzaiusapelord on Thursday November 05, 2015 @04:15PM (#10516148)
"A negative side is that the work is extremely tiresome, and there are pressure problems all the time. Mental health problems are well known in this business."

Is he suggesting this work is the cause of mental health issues? Seems to me almost every techie I know has below average mental health. Chicken-egg problem here.

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Re:Software developers describing their work in 1973 [video] by smaudet on Thursday November 05, 2015 @10:14PM (#10517651)
Hmm. If mental health precludes the ability to think logically, then what does that say about the supposed mental 'health'. If, conversely, healthier people are more logical, then maybe they should be programming instead?

Conundrum.

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Re:Software developers describing their work in 1973 [video] by settings on Thursday November 05, 2015 @09:16PM (#10517495)
I took that as his implication. In my experience there is also selection bias.
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