Stoicism. Dichotomy of control. Is this something you can control? If no, don’t dread. If yes, do something. Often, all you have firmly in your grasp are things inside of your brain. Catch the negative thought. Acknowledge it. Move on. Do not dwell. Take proactive steps to be ready in your career. You do tech ling enough and you live through multiple cycles like this.

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ath3nd 7 days ago | parent | next [-]

I kind of want to do something to stop it though. It feels like not doing something is a betrayal of all that's good in the world, staying mildly by while evil is happening just in front of us.

With collective action and targeted scorn we might be able to prevent these abominations from becoming commonplace. At the same time, I know that the more people go for this approach, the more work there will be for me to fix their mess..but I still think we should stop them somehow.

	▲	imiric 7 days ago \| parent [-]
		I can relate to your frustration. This future is being forced on humanity by pluto/megalomaniacs who are gaslighting everyone into believing that this technology will be a net improvement to our lives. Meanwhile, the truth is that only those in power will benefit from it, and the benefit to humanity as a whole is very much in question, even by optimistic criteria. If you adopt a slightly realistic viewpoint, let alone pessimistic, you'll realize that the track record of these people is abysmal. They will lie, cheat, and steal their way into ensuring their own prosperity, while the rest of the world burns for all they care. The fact their actions are rarely if ever regulated by governments with the severity they should be, and that they're increasingly taking positions of actual political power, should scare the living daylights out of any sane person. I don't know what the solution to this is, but I'm increasingly leaning towards going completely off grid and checking out from society. Even if this path doesn't result in our literal annihilation, it will have similar practical effects for the vast majority of humanity.

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rogerrogerr 8 days ago | parent | prev [-]

All appreciated, thanks. Any thoughts on what those proactive steps would be? I'm early-career (26yo, "senior" software dude at a defense outfit).

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evanmoran 8 days ago | parent | next [-]

Very seriously, try not to read about it. Delete the apps that make you most anxious. Then eat better, exercise three times a week, and together those will help you feel better and sleep better. Finally search for people or activities that give you energy and focus on those. Maybe it’s jamming on a guitar. Maybe it’s reading. Just embrace the moment you’re in for a bit and I think you will be better prepared for anything.

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rogerrogerr 8 days ago | parent [-]

Appreciate it, genuinely.

	▲	ath3nd 7 days ago \| parent [-]
		If passivity doesn't work out, there are active ways to achieve fulfillment. I think we should stand up for what is important in life: craft, fulfillment, skills, and actively oppose people, tools and activities that trample on good. Still do the workouts, still do the best job you can, but also make sure to use satire, ridicule and humor to make the people writing posts like this just a tad more uncomfortable and second guess themselves before posting a link to a vibed blog with such low quality.

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bitexploder 8 days ago | parent | prev [-]

It’s hard. It mostly comes down to learning new things, playing in spaces you don’t often play. I am 45 now and work in big tech. Just keep learning, growing. Embrace AI, understand how it works, what it is good at. Be the one to try things like in this article. Have an opinion and be right more often than not on AI. Not much else to do. Stay sharp and we will all see what happens :)