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Cake day: August 20th, 2023

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  • People that isolate themselves become isolated. I just don’t use a car, but go often with the kids by train to meet other families. We meet strangers and have fun, but sometimes I am lonely anyway. Sometimes in the middle of a chaotic people storm. It’s just what I “blame” it on that is the biggest difference. It’s the way we talk to others, if we are open and if those meet our vulnerability that is the biggest contributor imo. You can never be lonely if someone really cares about you.







  • Yeah, the hysteria is definitely the problem. Can’t say that I agree that the technology is underwhelming, though. It can generate, practically anything fast and with guidance and it’s just interesting that nobody really understands how. It’s a paradigm shift for creative work. Producing music or art will continue to change a lot from this. Using the technology to analyse personalities during job interviews is so fundamentally idiotic, because a generative system is a brainstorming tool, not analytical nor accurate. And just so wrong that it feels like it’s actually the work of someone malicious.








  • Doing your hobby / passion as work is the natural response, but it is not quite right I discovered lately.

    A hobby is and needs to be undemanding and you really risk ruining the fun. instead of giving energy it takes energy.

    What is much much more important is your colleagues They make and break every job

    And if you want to choose careers, think about what type of person works there and the amount of communication

    These things are much more important than if the work itself is fun

    If you don’t want lots of intense communication and discussion about creative topics, don’t have a creative job. Like concept art or music. Have it as a hobby instead and do it for you.

    I just love talking about game mechanics and player experiences in games, so my job as game designer is perfect. When I was a coder, it was fun but I didn’t get to talk to people and it ruined my hobby to be honest, I very rarely code just for myself anymore because it feels like a chore.

    Also, being talented is a thing. If you are talented at something, probably try to use that. It’s a head start. If you really want to do something, you can learn it, but it is taxing and the energy can be used for more fun things if you think about it.

    In the end you cannot really know how any job is before you try. The added bonus is that you get to see how different work is socially. Even in pure solitary work this matters more than you think, how it will feel to go there every day. If you are treated like a human. If you are respected etc.