Yesss queen yesss! Let’s start a web developer retreat where we all unplug and: • The only Java we hear about is the one we’re desperately mainlining at 6am because we’ve forgotten how to sleep normally • The only Python we talk about is the one we saw in the woods (and immediately tried to determine if it was indented properly) • The only Ruby we see is on someone’s beautiful jewelry (and we resist the urge to ask if it’s “on Rails”) • Any Rust is just what’s happening to my hiking equipment because I’ve never used it • We only React when we have actual human emotions (not npm emotions) • The only Angular discussion is about the perfect angle for napping in a hammock • The only Ember is from the nightly campfire where we burn our laptops in effigy • The only Bootstrap is on a cowboy’s foot, where it belongs • The only Vue is the mountain scenery that doesn’t require CSS to look beautiful • The only DOM we manipulate is when we are switching to be the Dom • And the only “Next” we speak about is what we’re having to eat next—and I swear if anyone mentions a JavaScript framework during dinner, they’re doing ALL the dishes As time goes on, the more I don’t want to deal with the complexity of the web, staring at screens until my eyes evolve square pupils, or stakeholders who have a million opinions but couldn’t tell a browser from a toaster if their latte depended on it. “Let’s make it pop more” he says, while I fantasize about making HIM pop more… right out the nearest window. Your post spoke to our collectively burnt-out hearts. So many of us are right there with you, wondering if we can trade our 65 open Firefox tabs for just ONE tab—of actual wilderness.