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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025) on Sunday May 25, 2025 @08:08PM (#44092535)
A cyberpunk-themed hacking game inspired by FTL and Netrunner made in Unity.
Re:Why we should end the data economy on Friday June 04, 2021 @01:28PM (#27396205)
Exactly. It's not the tracking that is the problem, it's the lack of control/transparency. I want a personal data bank where I can decide who knows what about me.
I don't think it's repetitive work or expectations surrounding labour that cause psychic distress, but worker alienation, which is one of my main gripe with capitalism.

I might be wrong here, but I feel that we can endure a repetitive work schedule and high expectations if we feel connected to the work and the fruit of our labour.

Re:Software development is a loser’s game on Thursday April 01, 2021 @11:04AM (#26661332)
Any sort of competitive game or sport at a high level devolves into "don't make any mistake" whether it be chess, football or anything in-between.
Re:I Like That the Boat Is Stuck on Friday March 26, 2021 @10:44AM (#26592743)
The weakness of capitalism doesn't need to be exposed, it needs to be acknowledged. And since it's a system that is very profitable for a lot of very powerful people, it's going to take more than a simple pandemic for the status quo to change.