Stream of Drunk Thoughts

22 points by qwertywert_ 3 years ago | 2 comments

I am dumb.Thingy thing thing dingy ding ding. Anyone else feel this way sometimes? Like how we all care about bits and bytes but not people and bikes?

Why do we all live like this, why don't we all hang out in a coffee shop instead of on blogs i guess we are too far apart too busy and its hard to find people with similar interests near you with similar schedules. It's actually nice though to talk without needing to be in person its like mailing through post, you have time to think.

This site is Literally epic guys keep it up. But at the same time why don't you loosen up a bit you know like we are all going to be dead why do you have to be so professional all the time? I guess that's just this site specifically. But I think some of you are emotionally unavailable people. Or maybe you are so in touch with reality that this is how humans sound with no ego. But why can't we be silly sometimes like just say random things for no reason but it feels like it is always like business time here.

Its like striving for perfection through good software design because why ? Solving problems is good i suppose. I don't know i guess people here seem pretty well rounded got some hobbies and all that so it isn't like we are all addicted to coding and shit.

I both hate and love this site is what i'm saying, it represents the hard-worker nerd anti-social side which is just hardwired to finding optimal solutions. but my other social side resents it because it is so meaningless compared to real social connections I have had in life like my childhood friends and my partner. we already have everything we need, what if all these software guys starting building more housing to help out with the crisis happening across the world. There are huge labour shortages but i suppose they should simply pay more to fill the gap?

Why don't we use our brains to not program shitty webdev and Iot devices, but study and model the economy and system and understand exactly why and where the worst issues are happening and tackle those. not a lot of funding for this i guess.

anyways i am dumb have a good day.

cpach 3 years ago |

Big mood. I can relate!

It’s crucial to get out in meatspace. Meet people. Travel. Experience things. Make new connections. Tend to old friendships. Relationships need care to survive.

And art. Don’t forget about art! Think about it. IMO, art is necessary for the survival of the mind.

Without art it would all be a waste.

twelve40 3 years ago |

> Why don't we use our brains to not program shitty webdev

well, as the meme goes, that's what Musk did, he did a couple of "boring" gigs and then went on to do whatever the hell he wants with all the money he got from those.

So the trick seems to be not to write pages about this stuff but try to hit a (as much of a) homerun first, then spend away on your favorite humanity issues. In that sense, effective altruism - until it got hijacked by alleged straight-up thieves - was on to something, except it was just a rehash of the ages-long "put your own mask first" wisdom.