Cool, my dogs make me happy and I try to take good care of them. _Definitely_ keep them away from strangers who might end up thinking like you. No hate though, I respect your POV. I have my own space though so I am also not driving a roommate crazy.
> It's hard to get young people enthusiastic about glue or forging metals, even though both are essential to our daily lives - often in ways we don't even realise. Same deal, no whining from metallurgists or chemists.
that is perhaps the most poignant take on this i have come across in a while. thanks that got the cogs turning in... different directions. i do need to ease up. :)
not really meant as a hard judgement, just sharing my experience. i am 100% sure there are folks at all age levels that can be and are better than me. i have definitely worked with some.
10 years ago when I started working I feared the younger generation and their enthusiasm and energy. Then I had to teach a few of them how to ssh and that fear was dissolved. Most of these kids will not cut it in heavy reading/comprehension jobs.
Ugh I agree I wish companies were into making cool stuff like this that I actually owned and only dumped data on to my servers, skipping the whole “you and your data are the product” bullshit the entire tech industry seems to be mired in.