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Retiring from tech to farm mushrooms is valid — but so is building your escape

"I am retiring from tech to live offline" got 848 points. The author is a senior engineer who quit after 15 years to farm mushrooms in rural Washington. Half the comments are "good for you," half are "but what about the money?" I get

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The SAT debate misses the real math problem in tech

UC faculty are demanding a return to SAT tests, citing "severe" math deficits. 648 points, 866 comments. in practice, the education debate is as polarized as ever, but let me offer a perspective from someone who actually uses math in their work. I build trading bots. Not the