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by andsoitis 212 days ago
embrace JOMO, the joy of missing out.

you don't need up-to-the-minute or even up-to-the-month updates. In fact, it can make you miss the forest forest for the trees.

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Yeah, I agree, boring old tech is best.
> old tech is best

It’s not that you shouldn’t learn new things. However, most new things turn out to be duds. Even if you COULD know about every new thing as it makes the news, it would be foolish to try pursue / learn all of it before there’s more evidence it matters.