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by gyulai 1613 days ago
Though: Software Engineering is not doing all that well on the mental health front either, as far as professions go. See [1] which I found kind of shocking, though I don't know what those numbers look like for other professions or in the general population.

[1] https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2021#section-demog...
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Ensorceled 1612 days ago
Software Engineering is an appealing profession for people with several of the issues on this list (in particular: social anxiety, ADHD, spectrum disorders) so this is not surprising.

You are mixing up cause and effect; working as a developer is not causing ADHD, bi-polar disorder or spectrum disorders.

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gyulai 1612 days ago
Good point.
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