Life is like a FTP Server
The author reflects on the experience of living between two cities, Nha Trang and Jakarta, likening their life to an FTP server. They describe the emotional and physical remnants left behind in each city, illustrating the complexities of remote work and identity. Ultimately, the piece explores the idea of human beings becoming distributed systems, navigating life through technology and transient connections.
- ▪The author splits their time between Nha Trang and Jakarta, experiencing contrasting environments.
- ▪They compare their life to an FTP server, filled with emotional debris and memories from different locations.
- ▪The piece suggests that remote workers may become like distributed systems, lacking a permanent geography.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3865939) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Kevin Moe Myint Myat Posted on May 24 Life is like a FTP Server #ai #ftp #serverless #webdev Still Online These days, my life moves between Nha Trang and Jakarta. One city uploads silence into me. The other floods me with traffic, neon reflections, unfinished ambition, and noise that never fully sleeps. Somewhere between the two, I stopped feeling like a person with a permanent address. I became infrastructure.
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