Why I Quit Tech and Became a Therapist
I've been having the same existential crisis for a couple years now.  I started working at a FAANG company right out of college, then after a bunch of personal health problems ended up taking a leave of absence that I didn't return from.I took a long break from software and started learning politics, philosophy, and history, and eventually came to the conclusion that most of the world's problems are social/political and won't be fixed by technology.And in many ways, the type of work we do directly cause harm to people.  (Unfortunately, with the long gap in my career I need to build up work experience before switching to anything else)How can I continue to work at a corporation that directly causes wealth inequality?  Sure, I might personally enjoy working on math and software related problems.  But why is my own intellectual curiosity more important than whether someone else gets to eat?I don't want to just donate to charities, I want to end systemic problems that lead to charities needing to exist in the first place.