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Ask HN: At a peak of my dev career, I hate my life
As I write this post, my neighbors from above, probably college students, are having a party of their lifetime, laughing, kicking and screaming. I'm not even mad at them, just full of envy.<p>The last time I had fun like this was in college. I was broke, renting a big flat with a bunch of roommates, but young, healthy, and full of enthusiasm (and booze). Finding friends in my teens and 20s was as easy as going out literally anywhere. When I eventually went to work, I thought my life would only get better. And I made a good career, but in the process, steadily drifted off into isolation.<p>These days I work either from home, or at best in a mostly empty office. I tried to meet new people at hobbies and dance lessons, but guess what - they're all full of lonely developers and other socially awkward people - short guys looking for girlfriends, unattractive/aging women looking for husbands, etc.<p>All the "normal" people I knew in the past are now changing diapers and working to pay off their mortgages, which I guess is a kind of consolation. Still, I'm only in my 30s, and it feels like my life is pretty much done. Doing things by myself is boring and depressing, and getting into a group of "normal" friends, of both genders, to hang out and laugh with, seems like an impossible goal.<p>In case someone has any advice beyond finding a hobby, going to therapy, approaching random strangers, it would be greatly appreciated. I don't have any skills other than coding, so quitting the career would be a major financial hit. On the other hand, I feel that finding a non-coding job would be ultimately the best way to find new social groups, and get out of the apathy
GDPR penalty for passing on of IP address to Google by using Google Fonts
A UX designer walks into a Tesla Bar
A UX designer walks into a Tesla Bar
Royal Society cautions against censorship of scientific misinformation online
Royal Society cautions against censorship of scientific misinformation online
The Banality of Genius: Notes on Peter Jackson's Get Back
Despite the hype, iPhone security no match for NSO spyware (2021)
Wire is now on F-Droid
Reasons for servers to support IPv6
Black, the uncompromising Python code formatter, is stable
Black, the uncompromising Python code formatter, is stable
People don't work as much as they say
Nuanced communication usually doesn't work at scale
Nuanced communication usually doesn't work at scale
Don't you lecture me with your thirty dollar website
Don't you lecture me with your thirty dollar website
Bridge collapse in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park
There’s No Such Thing as Clean Code