[dogman144]

Some positivity and a way out in this dynamic:

- WFH or at least hybrids enables a building or rebuilding of the social connections from neighborhoods, communities, and families. For about 2000 years, this was fulfilling to humans. From 2006-2020, Facebook became what’s fulfilling somehow. Good odds you’ll find the former fulfilling as a 101 human if you check it out. Don’t have to be a 30+ y/o with a spouse and kids either. Just takes imagination, resources (fortunately, pay is great!) and some initial introspection and imagination to figure out who you are and what you want. Then go do it. Most others never get the chance (see my Whole Foods example)

- technical knowledge and the time and freedom to think it through is a superpower to own your own life. WFH/hybrid removing commutes, to start, opened this all up. Go be a Capitalist Jr and spin up some companies. “Side hustle” doesn’t even do this situation justice. 2-5 years of work: you own your own internet conglomerate and have the next 30 years+ to benefit from it.

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Your comment (and several others in this discussion) really resonated with me.

I'd like to add onto this particular comment, the mantra "think small".

The process of focusing on the smaller-scale things that are within your sphere of influence (your neighborhood, your family, yourself) are slower, less instant-gratification, but they also deliver much higher ROI in long-term satisfaction.

[dogman144]

I worried/worry sometimes the localized focus means I take focus off the big picture race. But I increasingly believe in order to get past the level of good tech pay and solid wfh gig, you have to have your localized life setup strongly as it’s the foundation of a bunch of needed go pull off bigger things - self-confidence you can self govern your own routine, evidence from small outputs that your efforts can lead to bigger outputs, and so on.