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throwaway33608on Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory – scientists

As someone from a such country of 5 million, this crosses my mind almost daily now.

throwaway33608on The World Bakes Under Extreme Heat

Thank you, that is inspirational.

throwaway33608on Microsoft faces antitrust scrutiny from the EU over Teams, Office 365

So the only competition left in tech is about which one of the monopolies is the worst? :)

It was kind of bizarre realizing all the promises from Silicon Valley about a better world materialized into a monopolistic rent seeking surveillance adtech, basically. Personally, 10 years ago I was still breathing the "let's change the world" -ethos. The world got changed alright, for much worse.

Let's hope EU brings some sanity back into the market.

throwaway33608on The World Bakes Under Extreme Heat

I actually decided to quit my entire dev career some months ago and move to the country side as I didn't see a point in the grind anymore given the situation with the world. (I know this might seem extreme - I was ripe for a downshift anyways, and am financially stable.)

So now I'm literally just watching the world burn and trying to figure out long term plans. The more you look at what's going on in planet Earth, the more absurd it seems.

I'd be interested to hear how other HNers plan for the future.