May Likes TorontoSometimes I see what the super techie folks post, and I wonder if you're just intentionally playing on hard mode.
Not that I understand what you're doing, but I wouldn't put it past you lovely people on Fedi.
Jamey Sharp@mayintoronto I feel like "intentionally" implies more foresight than is often warranted. Did I cause my own problems? Absolutely. Did I know how bad it would be? …sometimes!
There's a quip I like, that the programmer's credo is "We did these things not because they are easy, but because we thought they were going to be easy."
@jamey I think most other people would walk away instead of continuing their attempts
@mayintoronto That's because those people are wiser than I am!
More seriously, I think it's good that some people keep working on problems long past the point where other people decide it's not worth it. I think that's true in all fields; for example, public policy questions like civil rights are full of examples.
@mayintoronto Thinking further on this, I want to add that it's often lonely being someone who cares deeply about a niche topic. And I'm definitely talking more generally than tech here, like prison abolition or voting methods or habitat restoration. Many people we see doing things on metaphorical hard mode could probably use a hug, or some cookies or something, right? Even if I don't get why someone cares so much about a topic that I don't understand, I can still sympathize with them and offer some support. That's not an obligation, but I think people often forget it's even an option, and I'd like to see more care in the world.