> I think this is particularly acute for those in software development because it is so abstract and disconnected from the physical world.
Or is it what the "legendary" comment in the original link calls attention to: That the pay is good? As a result, you technically only need to spend a minutes per day, if that, working on software. Everything else is fluff. This seems to match what Kaczynski is talking about.
Take a job developing software that just barely covers the cost of your survival needs and I expect there is no chance you will feel empty about it.
Or is it what the "legendary" comment in the original link calls attention to: That the pay is good? As a result, you technically only need to spend a minutes per day, if that, working on software. Everything else is fluff. This seems to match what Kaczynski is talking about.
Take a job developing software that just barely covers the cost of your survival needs and I expect there is no chance you will feel empty about it.