There are also middle grounds you can take. I, and other people in my area, live on homesteads, doing our organic &#x2F; permaculture farming thing, growing our own food, expanding our solar arrays... while also having a good internet connection and a grid-tie so we can do our coding day jobs for part of the day, pay our bills, then shut down and spend the rest of our time in a more disconnected state. I wish I could disconnect more, but I&#x27;m not quite there yet.<p>What is important is to recognize that choices exist. You do not need to work long hours on the office campus of a tech company who feeds you 2 meals a day and expects your life to be dedicated to your &quot;work&quot;. You also do not need to live in a VW bus with a laptop on a solar panel. There is a spectrum of choices, with different people finding their ideal life at different points.<p>As in many things in life, making a conscious choice to follow your own path is best.