> I am contemplating whether I want to stay inside this rat race.
I'm not enthusiastic about the field anymore, which sucks, because I used to love working in programming.
What are you going to do? Asking for a friend.
I'm still trying to figure that out. Something diplomacy-adjacent would be interesting to me; maybe conflict studies, or international relations.
Based on word from my friends who work in the field, a lot of it is people who have a lot of respect for the field, and a lot of professional respect for eachother. It's also a field I feel is unlikely to suffer from the same kind of scams that are taking over software while still offering an engaging environment.
It's also work with real-world impact, which is nice, though obviously comes with its challenges.