[jones89176]

my family takes care of a large-ish forest, so I have to help since my early teens. Let me tell you: think twice, it's f*ckin dangerous. Chainsaws, winches, heavy trees falling and breaking in unpredictable ways. I had a couple of close calls myself. Recently a guy from a neighbor village was squashed to death by a root plate that tilted.

I often think about quitting tech myself, but becoming a full-time lumberjack is certainly not an alternative for me.

[silversmith]

Hah, I know, been around forests since childhood, seen (and done) plenty of sketchy stuff. For me it averages out to couple days of forest work a year. It's backbreaking labour, and then you deal with the weather.

But man, if tech goes straight into cyberpunk dystopia but without the cool gadgets, maybe it is the better alternative.