Glad I abandoned dev work and hopped into a trade during COVID. Technically minded folks who can keep a lot of details in their head and have a good sense of order of operations are sought after in construction. The work can be hard at times but the reality is between unions, OSHA, and available equipment the amount of physical exertion required for many trades these days is fairly minimal. I build labs as a finish carpenter nowadays, get to see some pretty cool operations and get paid well (as long as there is work).
powdermilkman
joined 2 months ago
Here's how I understand it to work.
They have random periods of activity in which they advance as a species so they make large leaps in scientific progress when they are awake as opposed to a slow and steady build up of knowledge. Their large leaps in advancements becomes a disadvantage at times but more so their way of thinking in general.
Because they kinda portray themselves as humanoid that's how you're lead to think about them, like approximately human sized smart mamal-ish creatures, when really they are between ant to beetle sized hive mind creatures. This is why the more of them that they are able to have active between the harsh sun cycles the faster they advance. Also makes the whole dehydration thing easier to swallow.