It's different, but not bad once you establish yourself... really helps to have a network. Speaking of which.. if you're nearby come join us and say hello! [link redacted]
I'm about 6% in to The Age of Surveillance Capitalism and I am certain that it has already changed my life. It presents the friction between the corporate optimization function (increase dividends and share value) and the basic human right to privacy and freedom that is continually being tipped in favor of the corporation. Our data has been spun to be this inconsequential means to make our life easier when in reality it is exploitable resource able to be crunched into manipulation for a profit.
It has changed my life because it has realigned my career aspirations as a software engineer.
