but it beats working 12h a day in the field to feed my familiy.

btw, people didn’t work 12 h a day in the field

the long work days are a result of capitalism. yes, progress has increased average work hours, instead of decreasing them.

focusing on the boils is meaningless; you take out one, another popus up.

the root problem needs to be addressed. i understand that people might have a difficult time understanding that, but capitalism is ultimately targeted towards making progress, and if there’s no more healthy progress to be made, it starts making unhealthy progress instead. Similar to a toe nail that won’t stop growing until you end up with an in-grown toe nail. And you know how painful that is.

We’d all be better off if we learned to question tech as a gift and see it for its grift.