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by liquid_bluing 1751 days ago
I was diagnosed with cancer recently while looking for software work in a new field and studying obsessively. I'll probably live, but the prospect that my life could be snuffed out without warning at any time made me ask myself whether I really want to spend my last days writing code at all. Now I'm now spending loads of time outdoors and fantasizing about cabins in the woods and changing careers.