The state of the digital world today is really bumming me out. As a programmer & a lifelong technologist it's necessitating a shift in my priorities & where my energy is going, for my mental health & to align with my values.

- I mostly stopped listening to #programming & #PHP podcasts - the ones I loved have become shills for #AI or their own US commercial activities.

- My hobbies are shifting more into low-tech interests - reading, #handiwork, #numismatics, #BoardGames.