NicoleMar 8
LR

would you still spend time with computers if you didn't have to?

please share for a more well-rounded response.

yes
83.3%
no
7.5%
i don't know
9.2%
Poll ended at .
Mar 6 at 8:55amWeb
Show threadLRMar 13
thanks to everyone who participated.
Show threadAndy RobbinsMar 6
@lritter yea but much less
Show threadNavi  Mar 6
@lritter By now, really have to go with no, but mostly because externalities keep ruining it
Show threadchosunoneMar 8
@lritter I spent time with computers when I was about 3 years old, so I think I can safely answer yes to this question.
Show threadHelgaMar 8
@lritter in fact if I didn't have to use them for work, I'd spend more time doing fun computing. Or even if I was using them for work but doing cool stuff.
Show threadbug // juneMar 8
@lritter yes bc my tools are an extension of my body!
Show threadLaurent CimonMar 8

@lritter I often dream of a peaceful life without computers, but I love them and I'm good with them.

I'd probably be healthier if they didn't exist. I'd also be a chemist.

Show threadMar HicksMar 8
@lritter @sabik yes but much less
Show threadDavid Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)Mar 8

@lritter

Absolutely. I started working on rebuilding modern computing to make it better serve the needs of normal humans over 20 years ago. The things that I do that pay the bills are creating building blocks for that. If I had unlimited funding, I’d do the same thing, only more so.

Show threadlick here for more infoMar 8

@lritter yes. I would actually spend more time with computers if i didn't regularly have to deal with the revolting parts. It still feels absolutely great when I'm able to focus on something meaningful to me for six hours straight. But then something comes up because something always comes up.

And I still consider myself one of the lucky ones. Literally zero assholes I have to deal with for work. Just lots of good people stressed for different reasons. Mostly caused by computers.

Show threadWill Mar 8
@lritter I don't have to anymore, and when that happened, I switched from the Windows ecosystem to the Apple ecosystem for greater enjoyment.
Show threadAdrien PlazasMar 8
@lritter Yes but not doing the same things.
Show thread⁂ Fish Id WardrobeMar 8
@lritter yes, although: i can't imagine how anyone could now live a life without them?
Show threadKarpourMar 8
@lritter yes but it would be all retro UNIX workstations
Show threadGareth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Mar 8
@lritter
I don’t know. The older I get, the more the idea of living in the woods completely off grid appeals to me.
Show threadLRMar 8
@gareth sounds romantic.
Show threadDoubleTreble 🥰🇵🇸🌍🇺🇦😺💚🧶🫖Mar 8
@lritter
Yes! but for my enjoyment, on my terms!
Show threadDavid Penfold Mar 8
@lritter Ooh, I'm very much in the minority. Been using the buggers for work for over 40 years and I've just decided to change careers.
Show threadSteve WilliamsMar 13
@davep
me too. Immersed in them for years.
Now realise there’s grass needs touching.
Show threadDominikMar 13
@blabberlicious @davep Here you go: https://github.com/connorskees/grass
Show threadSteve WilliamsMar 13
@chrastecky
🤣
Show threadSouthFreshMar 8
@lritter Yes, am a freakin' nerd and I love it.
Show thread🤯Matera the Mad🤯Mar 9
@lritter
I feel a little dishonest, since 98% of all the time I've spent on computers, I didn't have to 🤪
Show threadalvin 👍 🥉Mar 9
@lritter i need to get my brain tickled by dank memes periodically. if i could do that without touching a computer, i would probably abstain!
Show threadDavid ShenemanMar 9
@lritter @donkey I missed this but I would have said Yes
Show threadtomiMar 13

@lritter I voted yes, because they are amazing tools and I think they (should) really help people connect, allow for better communication, and help spread knowledge.

Although, I wonder all the time if they answer actual real needs, and I really wonder if we can actually afford them: make them without hurting people and without polluting the planet.

Show threadLRMar 13

@tomi yep i know that guilt. there is definitely excess: we make faster machines, and this gain is quickly devoured by sloppily written software.

but where we are diligent, software is built like a tank, needs little memory, little hardware and lasts us forever. so this will not go away.

also: we need computers to manage the post-scarce reality that awaits us after capitalism has died.

Show threadbug // juneMar 14
@lritter I seek freedom from torture, harassment, and enslavement by my lying, theiving, violent pedophile rapist family.