Bay Area engineers' existential dread: what will technical work look like in 6 months?
chrissyykat · x · 2026-11-07
justalexoki describes recurring existential-dread conversations in the Bay Area about what technical work will look like in 6 months, let alone a year. She traces it to people tying self-worth to intellect: when imagining alternatives, they evaluate everything through economic utility, as if nothing can be inherently valuable without being economically productive.
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