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>• Get a life (that is, a life outside of work – build stuff in your garage, hike, play in a band, paint, whatever).

I notice a trend in being demeaning towards people not wanting to do anything besides computing/tech. Why is that acceptable? Is my life worse because I don't do "hiking" or some other stuff? I like spending my free time coding, and I hate hearing I should do "something better with my life".

>>thiht+(OP)
"Build something in your garage" could be tech related. But it's important to do things other than work.

>>mcv+l3
The image of the tech titan that got started in their garage was the standard thing not that long ago. I actually can't remember the last time I saw it. Now it seems like it's "get in the ground floor on someone else's world-changing startup."

Is this just my limited perspective or has the narrative really shifted?

>>thiht+(OP)
I don't see anything I said that is demeaning. I didn't say it was a shitty thing to not have a life outside tech.

If you never get burned out or otherwise disillusioned with "tech", more power to you.

I suspect most of us eventually find we need something more in our lives though — I was addressing those people (and I suspect the article was as well).