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Re:The 'Hidden' Costs of Great Abstractions by MakeAJiraTicket on Monday May 04, 2026 @12:28AM (#48004632)
I'm not in your situation, but I've hit the bottom of the despair and found the inner "fuck it we ball" within me. I don't know what's an option for you, but I'm learning bartending, stocking shelves, and having irresponsible sex with the young women I work with in retail.

I enjoy software development and hopefully one day I will return to it, but I am but one tiny kernel of corn in such a mighty ocean of shit so I might as well right the waves instead of fighting them. Maybe your calling is scamming Indians or scamming Americans or scamming Indian scammers. You aren't alone but the attitude you have will never stop mattering. See if you want to go back to school, start a tutoring program for kids. Motivation is for morons, do something.

Re:The 'Hidden' Costs of Great Abstractions by fontain on Monday May 04, 2026 @02:28AM (#48005299)
I agree with your message but maybe don’t have sex with young co-workers.
Re:The 'Hidden' Costs of Great Abstractions by solumunus on Monday May 04, 2026 @03:09AM (#48005585)
Why?
Re:The 'Hidden' Costs of Great Abstractions by fontain on Monday May 04, 2026 @04:53AM (#48006190)
Only violate one proverb at a time. If you shit where you eat, don't rob the cradle. If you rob the cradle, don't shit where you eat.
Re:The 'Hidden' Costs of Great Abstractions by dragochat on Monday May 04, 2026 @02:33AM (#48005345)
...puritans will be puritans
Re:The 'Hidden' Costs of Great Abstractions by alper on Monday May 04, 2026 @06:09AM (#48006659)
I'm guessing everybody in this interaction is an adult.
Re:The 'Hidden' Costs of Great Abstractions by pyrale on Monday May 04, 2026 @11:43AM (#48010143)
More importantly, and username-relevant, do they fill a jira ticket for that task?
Re:The 'Hidden' Costs of Great Abstractions by myst on Monday May 04, 2026 @04:36AM (#48006093)
I had to burn out to obtain the insight :-/
Re:The 'Hidden' Costs of Great Abstractions by andyjohnson0 on Monday May 04, 2026 @06:39AM (#48006913)
Its only 11:37am where I am, but this is the sanest thing I've heard so far today.