Existentialism and IT: a dichotomy

So basically, I wanted to start with a post that at least sounded like some thought had gone into it. Big words and all.

Anyways, existentialism is primarily concerned with the view that reality is as we make it, that our "essence" exists apart from the absurd world commonly accepted as reality.

Right. Ever been at work at 2AM, sweating peanuts and gophers, exerting every erg of will that this time, the friggin SQL database *will* reload, the the application (which exists in a Cartesian subject/object symbiotic duality with the database) will "come to life", and not "die" anymore.

We bring our creations to life. They exist, just as sure as we think we do. On a questionable reboot of the big dog server, who does not cast forth their mind and soul, to lift the re-birthing child into the air... or net, or whatever.

All of those who pray (and I am not throwing ersatz rocks at that practice, at least not here) to a supreme being... consider how much effort you put into your faith in your god, versus how much effort, strength, and will you put into the next OS load, upgrade, update, backup, restore, etc. We might sing out loud at church, but we really feel it when our fingers are poised over the F2 key.

If Kierkegaard et al. were right -- we are creating a very different subjective reality for ourselves.

Or, we could all go have a beer, and sod it all.