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Post #1232237

2026-03-13 12:07 UTC

Anyone else measure "career progression" by "how many monitors and/or virtual desktops" you need to Complete A Day's Work? (Chosen as more broadly applicable than containers and VMs, which are very specific to certain specializations.)

Replies (6)

  • @ljrk@todon.eu 2026-03-13 12:10

    @quintessence@hachyderm.io I've reduced my monitors! Down from 4 to 1 :D But it's a 49" curved ...

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  • @jotak@framapiaf.org 2026-03-13 12:15

    @quintessence@hachyderm.io I started my career with 4, then down to 2, now 1

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  • @stonebear2@hachyderm.io 2026-03-13 14:05

    @quintessence@hachyderm.io The way I figure it, if you need _too_ much real estate, your setup is overly complicated and you should refactor. OTOH, if that's your _job_ (the Big Refactor), then make it look like Mission Control... :) I went from one, to two, to two-plus-laptop, back down to two... I think I'm sticking here, just because even not doing big complex things I multitask way too much. Although I could see a 49" singleton if I could get the webcam in the right place. (right now the gap between my twinned 24's is perfect for the webcam on the wee tripod, which puts the aperture (labs? ;) ) about half way up the screen... if somebody made a 49" with a wee midscreen webcam, I might lust after it.)

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  • @jimmylittle@hachyderm.io 2026-03-13 15:55

    @quintessence@hachyderm.io I went from dual 27" 4K monitors to a single 34" ultrawide and it's SO much better. I can look at the important thing in the middle, right in front of my face. Massive quality of life and productivity improvement.

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  • @crop@hachyderm.io 2026-03-13 23:56

    @quintessence@hachyderm.io I see it as career progress that i moved from 3 screens to 1 terminal.

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  • @becomingwisest@hachyderm.io 2026-03-16 19:54

    @quintessence@hachyderm.io in tech, working remote, career progression was having more disposable income and willing to spend it on work gear. My standing desk, two monitors, keyboard and track ball are self funded.

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