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Andre Staltz, who developed manyverse, posted recently showing himself working in construction https://bsky.app/profile/staltz.com/post/3m6qwv56xyc2v

I think he is still coding too, but it is cool to see how people balance it out.

I have worked in tech since 2011 and I'm definitely looking for a way out. Don't think I'm cut out for farming though.

I work in tech and long for something like this, sadly I got in very late in life and will never earn enough. I could change companies to max my earnings but honestly where I work now is 33 hours a week and incredibly flexible and manage my neurodivergence very well.

Farm? I would take a single acre of overgrown wasteland on a former landfill if it was a legal option to live there.

ngl, i thought about becoming a farmer, but i value living in a society above living on a farm, though both are actually important to me.

the thing is to be a farmer in today's economy is close to impossible, and also i lack experience and equipment.

Absolutely not. Farming isn't anywhere as romantic as those city slickers think. I'd certainly like to get off the hamster wheel but shovelling manure isn't anywhere on the list if things I'd rather do instead.

Can confirm.

Can confirm , bought farm. No sewage , no water. (But fibre internet)

Not a farm, but I'd like to open a coffee shop or bistro type place someday. The kind of place where people in my neighborhood can meet up to chat and grab a really good sandwich, not just stare at their laptops.

Somewhat - I still have a softspot for my ROG Ally and IPad for reading, but yes I would like to have the option of engaging in tech when I want and not be forced to because of survival

True for me.

Meh.

If you're in a toxic workplace, sure. If you're in a workplace that lets you have fun with your work, learn, discover new things and tinker - the 9000th day is exactly as exciting as the 9th day on the job.

It’s sad how integrated with tech that farming has become.

I work I tech and have a small nature sanctuary. Why not both? We get high speed internet out here now 🤣

I was a nix admin. For two decades. Printers are banned in my house. My only IoT device is a Roku stick. I have 6 geese, 4 ducks, 14 chickens, too many cats, one acre, a number of raised beds, fruit trees and grape vines. I'm now a handyman.

I fit the profile.

Not far off. I wouldn't do well with owning and maintaining a farm, but damn do I yearn for a career change often

Surprised no one pointed out that it is a screenshot from the movie oblivion. If you have not seen oblivion, go watch it. It has an excellent soundtrack by M83

I have dreamed of this life since before I was in tech.

I was born in a passive-solar, earth-sheltered house that my dad designed and built himself. Instead of a stack of Playboys he had Mother Earth News in the back of the closet. My parents owned one of the first Priuseseses in the US.

For a wonderful few years I had this life. I raised pigs and chickens and managed my property. I got into the best shape of my life, physically and mentally, and just stepping out of my front door made me feel more alive than I've felt since I had to move back to the burbs. (I don't think people realize how little oxygen they get in urban and suburban environments.)

Though I am stuck in the suburbs for now I am determined to get back to that. I would rather wake up to a hungry pig tearing apart its enclosure than to another fucking meeting.

I farm now, but I still run my own infra and build apps. I just do it in the winter when I have nothing else to do.

And I don't miss the users. One. Single. Bit.

neofetch guy can confirm

I’ve always wanted to leave tech and become a boat mechanic but yeah same deal

Goose farmer