Would you really rather live a pleasing fiction than face a sad or uncomfortable reality? Would you be okay if we just pumped you up on some concoction or other and called it a day of it caused you to be happier?
Sorry, what? Nothing I said had anything to do with denying reality, achieving happiness at all costs, or anything like that. I'm certainly not in favor of that.
I am expressing my belief that progress and happiness pair pretty well -- they should not be at odds with each other.
In addition to earning a living, it's why I got into this industry. Is that not why most of us are here? Aren't we here to write code that makes things better for people? Perhaps not on world changing levels, but hopefully on some level even if it's just making the file upload box on some fourth-rate social media site a little easier to use?
