A sustainable web career, for when all this blows over
4 hours ago
- The web industry is in an irrational phase but people still need the web; financials are tough, so don't quit a paying job without a fallback.
- Focus on critical skills in short supply: accessibility (for everyone, implemented from day one, not a tacked-on feature), CSS (deep understanding, avoid abstractions like CSS-in-JS), and communication (brevity, positivity, addressing issues early).
- Reject fascism in tech: recognize and speak against far-right ideology, as it threatens the industry and its people.
- Avoid investing time in React (a legacy framework with declining high-paying opportunities), GitHub (switch to self-hosted alternatives like Forgejo), and influencers (their attention economy and false narratives are no longer relevant).
- Return to basics—focus on human needs, drop dead weight from prosperous times, and position yourself for when professional demand returns.