I Am Retiring from Tech to Live Offline
The author announces their retirement from the tech industry, expressing a desire to disconnect from technology and live a more traditional lifestyle. They draw parallels between their choice and the Amish community, emphasizing a return to simpler ways of living. The author specifically mentions AI as a catalyst for their decision to step away from modern technology.
- ▪The author is retiring from the tech industry, including Open Source.
- ▪They express a desire to live offline and embrace a simpler lifestyle.
- ▪AI has been a significant factor in their decision to disconnect from technology.
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I'm retiring from tech. Well, "retiring" is euphemistic. I'm stepping away from tech, and that includes Open Source. [...] AI was the last straw. Have you heard of that island off India where the indigenous population kills any outsiders fool-hardy enough to land? They are doing the rest of us a favor by preserving a way of life we may need again someday, or at the very least should not want to see completely extinguished. A reminder. Never forget your roots. Here in Pennsylvania we have the Amish performing a similar function. Significantly less hostile, though still set apart, they bear witness to what was normal for all of us a couple short centuries ago: horse and buggy, wood stoves and lanterns. My intent is to be AI Amish, which means Internet Amish. Not 1780, but 1980. Neo-Amish.
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