I call it 😐
It’s called burnout in its mid stage I would say
Existential crisis
Is it ok if I want to do all of those things EXCEPT the “profession” thing? And if so, what’s the word for THAT?
Yes. It’s called Hunkering Down and Eating Pizza and Watching Movies and Daydreaming About the Rest.
And rest api’s
suppression, maybe
Unrecognized potential that is constantly squashed by the burden of a capitalist society that uses you for manual labour.
Ennui.
“Now that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time.”
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
I’d completely forgotten that word existed, and now that I’ve read it I’m shocked that it hasn’t been used far more often over recent years. Perfect! Thank you.
Inside Out 2 had Ennui as a character, very enjoyable.
ADHD.
A Diet of Hors D’oeuvres?
All Day Had Dinner
Arbitrarily Doing Humorous Deeds
Always Doing, Hardly Done.
I may or may not have a pizza in the oven right now that I will be eating the entirety of in one sitting…
I seldom have the energy to want to break new ground, but I sure do want to disappear into the woods a lot.
Tech is like that. We’re aware of the newest developments (which used to be cool and exciting) and now it’s depressing and scary.
Life.
Welcome to Life, the new interactive experience that will grind you down and kill your dream. Now a Microsoft copilot company!
Alienation
Came here to say this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx's_theory_of_alienation
Either “the duality of humankind” or “cognitive dissonance”. Or both, I’m not a cop.
Probably depression.
