Every now and then I consider stepping away from the computer job, and becoming a lumberjack. This is one of those moments.

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jones89176 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

my family takes care of a large-ish forest, so I have to help since my early teens. Let me tell you: think twice, it's f*ckin dangerous. Chainsaws, winches, heavy trees falling and breaking in unpredictable ways. I had a couple of close calls myself. Recently a guy from a neighbor village was squashed to death by a root plate that tilted.

I often think about quitting tech myself, but becoming a full-time lumberjack is certainly not an alternative for me.

	▲	silversmith 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		Hah, I know, been around forests since childhood, seen (and done) plenty of sketchy stuff. For me it averages out to couple days of forest work a year. It's backbreaking labour, and then you deal with the weather. But man, if tech goes straight into cyberpunk dystopia but without the cool gadgets, maybe it is the better alternative.

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zxexz 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Worth getting to know the in and outs of forest management now. I don’t think AI will take most tech jobs soon, but they sure as hell are already making them boring.