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Feels like the energy I’m sensitive to and tend to seek out has moved elsewhere. Not sure where. Tech scene has a very different energy now than 2009-15 when I was most actively in it (I passed through the core of it but was never quite part of it... kinda like a neutrino tour)
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Most of my gigs these days are more sustainability than Tech I‘d say. But that doesn’t have a scene around it or a geographic soul. It’s all over the place. Everybody does not know everybody. And it’s bigger/more varied since it’s broader technically and more labor intensive.
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Some of the interesting energy from Tech has in fact moved to sustainability but only a fraction, and very diffused over a vaster microeconomic base.
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You don't necessarily have to strike it rich to stay, though I do agree that a lot of people pass through at all levels. I tend to think there's a lot to be said for long careers in tech (talking about being an employee not an investor). It's perfectly fine to cash the paycheque.
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IOW, seems to me there are lots of techies happy to pull down a six figure salary and never expect to see a huge investment windfall.
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Yeah but lifers are a fraction. It’s fine to do but many don’t actually make the cut even for that. It’s a pretty brutal career track.
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Brutal if you expect to stay in hard tech (strictly engineering) your entire career. Most end up going into management, which takes some of the pressure off and can help avoid burnout.
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I'll tell you what's really brutal: changing jobs at age 40 or over and going through 5-8 multi-site, multi-interviewer all day leetcode whiteboard challenges *per company* with only a short break for lunch.
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