Ask HN: Disconnected: When the Screen Fades

There is so much exciting things you can do with your computer and you spend hours, sometimes years doing it and then, one day, when everything is working as it should, you look up from your screen, you look around and you realize that you are disappointed by yourself. You switch off your computer and leave your room. You've been walking here often, but this time is different. You start thinking backwards. You wonder which knowledge that you acquired has value for you? Coding in tensorflow? No. React? No. You have no true aspirations. Then your phone notification comes up. You got an email. It's a newsletter from someone writing he was excited being able to offer you a 10% discount on a subscription...