I am not trying to be elitist. “programmer” isn’t a high title. but it is my profession, and I am a worker.
codebases rapidly becoming slop, coworkers suffering cognitive decline, and the constant threat of losing your job unless you use the machines causing all of this more, are constant threats. the job I previously loved is now so stressful I’ve physically hurt myself doing it. I had to work through those injuries because my labor is actively under threat, and I no longer have the luxury of being able to take care of myself.
I don’t think I’m better than liam. I wish I could subsist on the work he does. some of my friends (yo @davidgerard) are tech journalists who subsist on the work. I would love to do that.
but liam’s profession is not my profession. mine has dangers and stressors his doesn’t, and vice versa.
if you’re a journalist and a laborer is telling you you’re misrepresenting their field, you should listen.
@zzt "subsist" is right, yes
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