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Why Is Everyone In Tech So Sad? (www.noemamag.com)
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[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I find this kind of navel-gazing so cringey, because this literally happens every 5-10 years. I remember when “hipsters” became a big thing, and that was at least two “tech workers are moving to farms” cycles ago.

This is an awful article.

Among my Knowledge Worker peers, I am hearing this more and more often: people who want to pick up pottery, painting, crochet or other old-timey analog hobbies

I wonder why he thinks this is such a big, revolutionary thing?

Aaron Horwath is the director of AI operations at a creative technology company where he is focused on implementing AI in a way that supports both humans and business.

Sure, Jan.