Working Until You Die

aeon said:
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I'm sure you're already familiar with this youtube channel because it's fairly well-known, but this video brought Defunctland to mind a little bit. Some videos there might be worth a watch, if that's your sort of thing ~ basically a history channel for the collapse of amusement parks (not quite the same as a ballpark, but I thought of it anyway because I'm silly)

https://youtube.com/@defunctland
 
hush said:
I'm sure you're already familiar with this youtube channel because it's fairly well-known, but this video brought Defunctland to mind a little bit. Some videos there might be worth a watch, if that's your sort of thing ~ basically a history channel for the collapse of amusement parks (not quite the same as a ballpark, but I thought of it anyway because I'm silly)

https://youtube.com/@defunctland
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Oh, I’ve seen them all. Disaster videos are a way for me to study the human animal, and also a kind of nihilism porn which preserves my mental health by keeping my attachments intentional and in order. So pruning and nourishing.

Thanks for the channel link. I will check it out.

Cheers,
Ian
 
aeon said:
Oh, I’ve seen them all. Disaster videos are a way for me to study the human animal, and also a kind of nihilism porn which preserves my mental health by keeping my attachments intentional and in order. So pruning and nourishing.

Thanks for the channel link. I will check it out.

Cheers,
Ian
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Disaster videos. Disaster content. Is that the term for what seems to pull me to it? Inexorably drawn towards consuming this content, in all of its various forms. The darker, grittier, and bloodier, the better. The darkness never dampens my light though. It just makes me appreciate the light all the more when I find it

I want to see and understand it all
 
I recommend the Seconds from Disaster series if either of you hasn't seen it and it is all over the place and on youtube now. They do a good job showing how everything went wrong step by step. Naturally the train wrecks are my favorites out of the episodes.
 
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I realize this has turned into a meme thread, but I wanted to chime in.

I will probably work till I die. I don't believe in retirement. I like working.
I am a problem solver by nature, so I will always look for things to fix and people will always pay for that.

I never had the illusion that a company or a team or whatever can't survive without me, but I always knew that I was skilled enough that they'd have to downgrade if they ever replaced me, so I took pride in that and in my work. But I will say this, ever since I became a mom, my perspective has changed a lot around employment. I liked to work and loved being challenged, but it sunk even more that I am replaceable everywhere and to everyone, except to one tiny little human. Then, I truly stopped caring about corporate games, career ladders, challenging assignments, "unique opportunities", and all other bullshit. My career objectives were completely erased after motherhood. So, I worked hard to set up myself financially over 5-6 years, then I quit.

I will probably go back to work when my kid is older, and I will be more selective of where I will contribute, but for now I know where my work matters most, and it's not in the office.
 
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