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Re:Ask HN: Is freelance web development still a viable path ... by povertyworld on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @01:43PM (#19911787)
Indeed. Lucky for us flint hand-axes weren't enough for our ancestors.
Re:Ask HN: Is freelance web development still a viable path ... by rv-de on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @02:41PM (#19912510)
Really? First of all you don't miss what you don't know or are you miserable now because you are missing out all those fantastic "things" which are going to be there in a thousand years? Also those inventions are what brought us to the brink of climate disaster - okay, maybe your children will be the lucky 1% having a good time on the moon but talking on a broader scale the rest will suffer or simply not get that old - just like back in the hand-ax days.
Re:Ask HN: Is freelance web development still a viable path ... by Phenomenit on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @05:21PM (#19914010)
Once upon a time progress was based on survival. How does a phone that unlocks with your face aid the survival of you or the human race, whichever one you like the most? Don't mistake movement for progress.
Re:Ask HN: Is freelance web development still a viable path ... by infiniteseeker on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @02:32PM (#19912427)
> Lucky for us

Are you sure?

Re:Ask HN: Is freelance web development still a viable path ... by extra88 on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @06:40PM (#19914512)
I’ll be sure when humans sustainability live off Earth.