Re:Extremely disillusioned with technology. Please help
by throwaway839246 on Monday May 04, 2020 @05:41PM
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Thanks for the advice. This all sounds right.
> I found that learning about politics and history-- specifically the history of engineering-- really helped me sort out my feelings.
Is there any specific reading you'd recommend?
Re:Extremely disillusioned with technology. Please help
by gaze on Monday May 04, 2020 @11:28PM
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David Graeber's Bullshit jobs might be an alright place to start. I also just enjoy indulging in the history of places like Tektronix in the 1960s by reading oscilloscope repair manuals... learning about Bell Labs, the Rad lab. It's nice to read about healthy engineering cultures to believe such a thing is possible.
Re:Extremely disillusioned with technology. Please help
by garagemc2 on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @03:15AM
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ha Bullshit jobs is a great place to start.
Re:Extremely disillusioned with technology. Please help
by csullivan107 on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @12:16AM
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A short history of machine tools: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262180138/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b...
This book really makes you appreciate all of the "things" we have today and how much goes into making everything. It is also humbling to me to know that every tool we have no matter how accurate was made with tools that were less accurate. Remember we started from literally rocks.
Does someone have something similar for the history of computers?
Re:Extremely disillusioned with technology. Please help
by qplex on Monday May 04, 2020 @10:44PM
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To completely stop doing tech professionally, or to ignore everything, to build up thick skin, and say "it's up to other people how my inventions are used."
I'm curious to what you think is the fundamental nature of science and engineering. Is science only intellectual curiosity just for the sake of it?
Another angle perhaps is working on clarifying to yourself the ways in which you got hurt, so programming may feel less painful. I found that learning about politics and history-- specifically the history of engineering-- really helped me sort out my feelings. It also gives a sense of clarity of where the rotten parts come from and maybe how to avoid them.