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Re:Why do programmers want to quit programming and start a h... by tekla on Monday March 24, 2025 @04:50PM (#43465290)
No, because Stardew Valley is not real life. I may have 5000 hours in Factorio, but I'm pretty sure I'm confident that I would not enjoy mining coal to feed the burners to smelt metal in real life.
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Re:Why do programmers want to quit programming and start a h... by yimby2001 on Monday March 24, 2025 @05:34PM (#43465619)
But it would be pretty cool to have a coal mine on your property and you could go down and like dig up a piece for fun. Have you ever looked at a piece of coal under a microscope? they can look pretty cool!
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Re:Why do programmers want to quit programming and start a h... by snapcaster on Tuesday March 25, 2025 @09:23AM (#43470926)
Haha, also have several thousand hours in factorio and you're right I don't hold this standard with all my games. That being said, if i was immune to pollution I would at least want to walk around my factories a bit
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