<![CDATA[the past week and a half has been so liberating.]]>the past week and a half has been so liberating. just sitting around, writing fanfiction, not using LLMs at all

anyway. i go back to work tomorrow. time to suffer

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/e9109206-4e3f-48d4-802d-a601081ad709/the-past-week-and-a-half-has-been-so-liberating.RSS for NodeThu, 16 Jul 2026 00:47:20 GMTSun, 05 Jul 2026 23:59:00 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:09:14 GMT]]>@AmyZenunim

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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/thankfulmachine/statuses/116905748385826479https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/thankfulmachine/statuses/116905748385826479Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:09:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 05:22:39 GMT]]>@AmyZenunim are you talking about the Mothra twins?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dice.camp/users/Da_Gut/statuses/116905329243456267https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dice.camp/users/Da_Gut/statuses/116905329243456267Sun, 12 Jul 2026 05:22:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:20:39 GMT]]>@AmyZenunim It's literally that Roku shit.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/dalias/statuses/116905085455155141https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/dalias/statuses/116905085455155141Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:20:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:11:41 GMT]]>@AmyZenunim @mtconleyuk no offense intended. I was fortunate to be in a position to make that decision.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/BoredomFestival/statuses/116885468028219410https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/BoredomFestival/statuses/116885468028219410Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:11:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:06:57 GMT]]>@AmyZenunim I asked asked my son today if he wanted to go cycling this weekend. He replied while I was biking home, and I just glanced at the text and thought he said, “Why don’t we go tomorrow?” I was disappointed when I got home and looked again: he said Sunday.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ieji.de/users/oheso/statuses/116883797934783188https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ieji.de/users/oheso/statuses/116883797934783188Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:06:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:06:34 GMT]]>@AmyZenunim @mtconleyuk @BoredomFestival I’m also part of the group of people who fucked off because of this and it’s only because I had some really lucky breaks before. I feel so sad and angry for everyone who are still stuck with it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/WAHa_06x36/statuses/116883796420734709https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/WAHa_06x36/statuses/116883796420734709Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:06:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:25:26 GMT]]>@AmyZenunim ☹️

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/FaithfullJohn/statuses/116883634685926818https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/FaithfullJohn/statuses/116883634685926818Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:25:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:21:30 GMT]]>@AmyZenunim oh, I've heard of that feeling in a historical context, that's a mass hysteria.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.eternalaugust.com/users/pencilears/statuses/116883619247043484https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.eternalaugust.com/users/pencilears/statuses/116883619247043484Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:21:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:02:12 GMT]]>@AmyZenunim
This was literally next in my feed, and I immediately thought of this solution when I saw your post.

(warning:
- long post
- substack post
)

https://thegrimhistorian.substack.com/p/has-america-crossed-the-asshole-threshold

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://floss.social/users/ami/statuses/116883543339360828https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://floss.social/users/ami/statuses/116883543339360828Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:02:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:39:27 GMT]]>@AmyZenunim I hear you. I am so sorry.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://piaille.fr/users/GTechene/statuses/116883217970143080https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://piaille.fr/users/GTechene/statuses/116883217970143080Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:39:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:07:15 GMT]]>@AmyZenunim
I've been hunting for a job in the last weeks. As a non AI user, it feels like all recruiters see me as if I have been living under a rock for the last 10 years.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pouet.chapril.org/users/lionel/statuses/116882855412962805https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pouet.chapril.org/users/lionel/statuses/116882855412962805Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:07:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:54:01 GMT]]>@AmyZenunim I often picture this as being one of the characters in Walking Dead.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116855532748800658/statuses/116882803330582547https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116855532748800658/statuses/116882803330582547Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:54:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:23:21 GMT]]>@AmyZenunim I still love programming, but I hate working as a programmer in this fucked up industry. I have the privilege of being able to take a break from it until the bubble is done popping (my SO is also in tech and can cover both of us), but I have ex-coworkers that would do the same if the could. We are all hostages of an industry handled by people who know nothing about tech 😖🔫

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/loucyx/statuses/116881974975816317https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/loucyx/statuses/116881974975816317Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:23:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:06:00 GMT]]>@AmyZenunim @baldur Gawd. I feel so lucky that I have some work community that is with me in resistance. I want that for you too

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tilde.zone/users/fivetonsflax/statuses/116881906774193626https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tilde.zone/users/fivetonsflax/statuses/116881906774193626Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:06:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:26:33 GMT]]>@AmyZenunim I can't really make any of this better except to say that you're not alone in this feeling

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/glyph/statuses/116881515713721648https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/glyph/statuses/116881515713721648Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:26:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:11:48 GMT]]>@pikhq @AmyZenunim The industry was always a cult, it was just less malignant before.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/ap/users/115708188881910739/statuses/116881221778389873https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/ap/users/115708188881910739/statuses/116881221778389873Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:11:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:08:25 GMT]]>@mtconleyuk @BoredomFestival I hate to sound rude, but I need to pay rent, so that's not an option

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://unstable.systems/users/AmyZenunim/statuses/116881208478028284https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://unstable.systems/users/AmyZenunim/statuses/116881208478028284Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:08:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:03:00 GMT]]>@BoredomFestival @AmyZenunim
Right there with you. I miss it not.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/mtconleyuk/statuses/116881187168124219https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/mtconleyuk/statuses/116881187168124219Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:03:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:59:47 GMT]]>@AmyZenunim

I'm sorry, I know so many people who are feeling this.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/eestileib/statuses/116881174536008699https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/eestileib/statuses/116881174536008699Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:59:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:59:43 GMT]]>@AmyZenunim (sorry for kinda messing with the overarching metaphor of your thread though. the line just kinda came to us suddenly)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://adhd.irenes.space/users/ireneista/statuses/01KWZ9G537C41FGMCZ795Y5QQGhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://adhd.irenes.space/users/ireneista/statuses/01KWZ9G537C41FGMCZ795Y5QQGTue, 07 Jul 2026 21:59:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:55:44 GMT]]>@AmyZenunim @baldur I can't help but wonder if unionised tech workers standing with SAG-AFRA would have gone a long way to avoiding this mess.

But instead the tech workers get "My First Entrepreneur" kits and a bot army to command, but only of they do what the boss tells them.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://glasgow.social/users/craignicol/statuses/116880922691161253https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://glasgow.social/users/craignicol/statuses/116880922691161253Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:55:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:49:04 GMT]]>@AmyZenunim I retired last spring from 35+ years in the industry. Arguably the best decision I ever made.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/BoredomFestival/statuses/116880896430178046https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/BoredomFestival/statuses/116880896430178046Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:49:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:39:54 GMT]]>@AmyZenunim speaking as a fae, we look forward to the part of this bullshit when we finally get to kick ass and take names

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://adhd.irenes.space/users/ireneista/statuses/01KWZ8BXAYZHS1DP9688QT3J2Chttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://adhd.irenes.space/users/ireneista/statuses/01KWZ8BXAYZHS1DP9688QT3J2CTue, 07 Jul 2026 21:39:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the past week and a half has been so liberating. on Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:38:51 GMT]]>@AmyZenunim instant classic

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://unstable.systems/users/jneen/statuses/116880856268300387https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://unstable.systems/users/jneen/statuses/116880856268300387Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:38:51 GMT