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[–] 4 points 2 months ago* (14 children)

Techies on the verge of retreating into the forest are an absolute minority, blown out of proportion by people on internet forums like this. most techie people still like gadgets.

Come on, this isn't facebook, we should be better than this type of post here.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    4 years ago I quit my career in IT, moved out of the city, and now live in the woods. There are dozens of us.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I think about doing this all the time.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    Gargling corporate nutsack every time they release a new smartphone and rushing to install the latest spyware in your home doesn't make you a techie.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    They never said that is what techies do.

    Techies self host a Kubernetes cluster on their server rack at home. They set up completely isolated IoT devices with no access to the internet. They host their own Lemmy instance. Setup their own pirated Netflix using Jellyfin.

    Someone who retreats to the forest because they are too scared of technology are most definitely not techies.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    I do my own tech stuff so do some of my friends but it's a very niche thing compared to the majority of people who describe themselves as "techies". Many more are the types I described.

    Being able to host my own shit is the reason I haven't abandoned it altogether and I'm still on the verge of giving it all up and living in the woods. Things in tech are not improving for us.

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