Re:Quitting the Rat Race
by dylan604 on Monday January 16, 2023 @08:04PM
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i've done something similar but different. when i get to the absolute breaking point of cannot stand to look at code any longer, i switch industries altogether and go back to a lower paying but much more creative field. once i get tired of essentially being a broke artist, i find a tech job again to start the process over. i also try to stave off the hatred of tech by having creative hobbies, and when i'm being a broke artist i keep up with coding trends to the best of my interest. the staving off of the hatred of tech is getting harder though. the pervasiveness of ad tech and privacy invading tech is just got me just under red lined.
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What kind of art/creative projects do you work on?
for paying gigs when it's that time, video/photography work. when it's just playing/hobby time, i like to make things by hand that can be used. techy side of my is always tinkering with things to make video/photography stuff like arduino controlled things. i've made my own camera support things by milling aluminium blocks from my own designs. randomly, i even do things like make lye soaps and candles and other bath products. it always gets a raised eyebrow at first, but ends with great big smiles when people try them. it's actually my favorite thing to make simply because of it having that kind of result.
jack of many master of few