Post #2613372

2026-05-11 21:18 UTC

@robpike@hachyderm.io A profound grief I feel. I retired this year, creating considerable financial stress, but I just don't want to be associated with this trade these days. And yes, it's been coming for some time, and the LLM craze isn't really the root cause. For me, at least, it's the tipping point. Anyway. Just a note to say that I feel your pain. About the only bright side I can offer: we lived through the golden age of computing, created amazing things, found many friends, and felt great joy.

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@crowbriarhexe@tech.lgbt 2026-05-11 21:29

@GeePawHill@mastodon.social @robpike@hachyderm.io one of the best, most succinct ways I’ve seen it put is “Big Tech is the new Big Tobacco”.

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@dabeaz@mastodon.social 2026-05-11 22:12

@GeePawHill@mastodon.social @robpike@hachyderm.io I share similar feelings. I don't feel like retiring, but I don't want anything to do with any of this. Maybe I did something that mattered to someone at one time, but who knows now?

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@rl_dane@polymaths.social 2026-05-12 00:22

@GeePawHill@mastodon.social @robpike@hachyderm.io Happy are those who can retire now. No ill-will or resentment meant by that. I'm not retired, but most definitely retired from I.T. I hope that those who can remain can put their foot down and stop the madness, somehow.

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@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca 2026-05-12 14:10

@GeePawHill@mastodon.social @robpike@hachyderm.io I left my last job over two years ago and feel the same way. I'm not really ready to retire but I struggle to want to work for a corporation in this world.

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