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Thinking about it. I'm pretty attracted to the idea of a career with some kind of protectionist licensing system, like doctor or actuary, but that may just be staving off the inevitable. Might teach high school.

After I got laid off in the US, I moved to a mountain town in New Zealand planning on being a ski lift operator while I think about the future, but got a software developer job by accident instead.

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Taxis had a protectionist system. Took a single competitor with deep pockets and disregard for the system to upend the whole thing.
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I still get emails from NZ begging for people to come fill IT jobs
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