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Tech professionals grapple with growing disillusionment over industry trends towards value extraction, dystopian AI applications, and ethical compromises, exploring ways to build a more humane future.

An engineer at a failing startup weighs staying for short-term security against leaving immediately as colleagues depart. This analysis of a Hacker News discussion offers advice on job searching, workload management, and self-preservation.

Explore how Hacker News users are leveraging analog methods like the Pomodoro technique and pen-and-paper to combat digital distractions and achieve deep work. Discover tips for building focus and improving workflow.

Feeling overworked and burned out? This discussion explores practical advice on how to secure a layoff, take paid time off, or reclaim work-life balance when facing extreme job stress.

Explore ambitious projects Hacker News users would tackle if success was guaranteed, from solving global inequality and AI risk to pioneering fusion power and new computing paradigms. Discover inspiring ideas and insights on innovation.

Hacker News users discuss why they choose local NAS over cloud storage, detailing preferred use cases, hardware specs like silent operation and 10Gbps networking, and pain points like remote access security.

A discussion exploring how to live optimally if AGI, capable of economically surpassing human cognitive and motor skills, were imminent. Features diverse reactions from skepticism to practical and philosophical advice.

A debate erupts over whether 'compatibilism'—the idea that free will and determinism can coexist—harms philosophy's reputation by allegedly redefining key terms. The discussion explores academic philosophy's nature and the complexities of moral responsibility.

A SaaS founder considers offering a one-time payment for an offline app version. This analysis explores Hacker News community advice on pricing, support, and whether a hybrid model could boost revenue or complicate the business.

Frustrated by seeing the same tech jobs reposted for months? This discussion explores the varied reasons, from genuine high standards and ongoing needs to 'unicorn hunting,' ghost jobs, and flawed hiring processes.