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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People don’t understand how wonderful it is to have mastery over things.

I have so many areas of my life that I think in terms of a skill, one of which is Linux, which I'm using now. Another is coffee/espresso, cycling, writing, etc.

Basically all hobbies. But the point is that I can develop mastery at my own pace in so many different areas. Sometimes, it's slow and methodical, like coffee: I'll try something new maybe every weeks. And sometimes it's breakneck speed, like Linux...just do a deep dive and come out knowing a bunch of new stuff.

I fucking love being alive.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

For me, it's homebrewing. I think this can keep my interest long enough to get through winter depression. That's good enough.