[throwaway839246]

Thanks for the advice. This all sounds right.

> I found that learning about politics and history-- specifically the history of engineering-- really helped me sort out my feelings.

Is there any specific reading you'd recommend?

[gaze]

David Graeber's Bullshit jobs might be an alright place to start. I also just enjoy indulging in the history of places like Tektronix in the 1960s by reading oscilloscope repair manuals... learning about Bell Labs, the Rad lab. It's nice to read about healthy engineering cultures to believe such a thing is possible.

[garagemc2]

ha Bullshit jobs is a great place to start.

[csullivan107]

A short history of machine tools: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262180138/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b...

This book really makes you appreciate all of the "things" we have today and how much goes into making everything. It is also humbling to me to know that every tool we have no matter how accurate was made with tools that were less accurate. Remember we started from literally rocks.

Does someone have something similar for the history of computers?