Post A3dLf3sIdVHMlpwc7s by Gina@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #A3dLf2QG2HFoGZohmK by egret@hackers.town
       2021-01-26T13:25:51Z
       
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       There was a long-form article in the Hungarian press about burnout of my generation (early-mid 30s). It is based on research around thesis of the book "Can't Even", which is dealing with burnout culture as well. This flew under my radar, so I started to read into the book. "I'm in this picture" feel constantly, and I'm not liking it. I've decided to make a move this year away from smartphones after about 9 years of using them. My main use-case, besides reading shit on a screen too small for my eyes, is podcasts and music. Online payment via iDeal, but that's something I can work around.So first thing first I ordered a nice, touch-screen free audio player that should arrive this Friday. Audiophile quality shit, costly but it should last a decade. Since it is working with sd cards, I need a way to grab and org podcasts. I found bashpodder, which is nice and simple, but lacks organisation and timestamping by order of release. gPodder is very, very much not to my liking. I've been thinking of making an archiver front-end for youtube-dl for some time anyway, so this is a good opportunity to do some desktop UI development for fun and with a purpose. I will make it open source for everyone to enjoy once it is done. No ETA, but I hope it will not take long. Making time for it is the hardest part, not the development.
       
 (DIR) Post #A3dLf32ticA8CPtZ0S by Coffee@toot.cafe
       2021-01-26T14:24:26Z
       
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       @egret (for me any anyone else who comes across this) this book is apparently a long-form version of the BuzzFeed essay the author (Anne Helen Petersen) published early 2019:https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/millennials-burnout-generation-debt-workSee also:https://text.npr.org/915590402https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/24/cant-even-by-anne-helen-petersen-review-genuinely-enlightening-on-the-millennial-experience#TorFriendly
       
 (DIR) Post #A3dLf3S4D2INSTffEm by egret@hackers.town
       2021-01-26T14:35:34Z
       
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       @Coffee Yeah, it's a very important piece. @Gina have you read this one? You often post on the topic.
       
 (DIR) Post #A3dLf3sIdVHMlpwc7s by Gina@fosstodon.org
       2021-01-26T15:35:38Z
       
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       @egret @Coffee Thank you for tagging me!I agree so much with Petersen's analysis. Millennial burnout IS a societal issue: it's an accumulation of employment insecurity, financial precarity, work invading your private life through your phone, the constant need for personal branding on social platforms, always being 'on'. Everything about our lives signals profit over wellbeing.The 'cure' for my 20's depression mainly came from finally having a stable well-paying job.
       
 (DIR) Post #A3dLiYUNGo4waTQ4Se by Gina@fosstodon.org
       2021-01-26T15:36:15Z
       
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       @egret @Coffee That said I definitely don't see the solution in parting ways with my smartphone. I need my memes 😂
       
 (DIR) Post #A3dQDDuIF7VDXzQE0e by egret@hackers.town
       2021-01-26T16:26:37Z
       
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       @Gina My big problem with my phone is that it keeps me from getting bored. It's healthy to be bored at times.