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Re:On loyalty to Your Employer by mattgreenrocks on Thursday April 24, 2025 @08:51AM (#43782110)
Spent my 20s grinding away at getting great at building software. I enjoyed it mostly, but there are definite regrets, esp with tech never being able to shut up about how awesome AI is in killing off any notion of craft.

Re: travel: this is one of the big takeaways from the book Die With Zero: travel is much easier when you are younger even if it is more expensive (relative to your assets). Just got back from an Italy trip where I averaged 5mi a day walking. 10 years from now (50s) it’s a coin flip if it would be possible for me to sustain that much walking over 10 days. Probable? Yes. But not guaranteed.

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Re:On loyalty to Your Employer by CharlieDigital on Thursday April 24, 2025 @08:59AM (#43782180) 

    > even if it is more expensive (relative to your assets)
A lot of this is relative to one's standards and objectives. You are certainly right that it is expensive relative to assets in one's youth, but it can still be quite attainable if backpacking, hostels, and street food are options.

When we went to Tokyo recently, the room we booked was tiny! The bed was only 6 or so inches away from the walls on each side. But for me, it was only a place to sleep at night and keep my luggage. If I had spent any more time than that in the hotel, it would have meant we did not spend enough time exploring Tokyo.

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Re:On loyalty to Your Employer by laweijfmvo on Thursday April 24, 2025 @09:45AM (#43782734)
years ago i stayed in a capsule in tokyo with shared bath house for something like $20!
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Re:On loyalty to Your Employer by HPsquared on Thursday April 24, 2025 @10:11AM (#43783039)
The cheapest hotels are often more interesting / memorable.
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