TIFU by keeping ally notes in one app. the phone screen turned on somehow and pocketdial-type touches occured. later i open my notes and its just 2 lines of emojis and giberish. i tried to hit the undo button but that didnt work because i guess either autosave or the save button was somehow pressed. there is no backup. which is funny, because i have a shell script somewhere that can be invoked to save the notes somewhere.
anyway, i am devastated. that is like 1000+ hours of my life's work obliterated. even if i could extend my life by 1000+ hours, i wouldnt generate that exact high quality work. and so i kinda feel like giving up(for a while). or switching gears.
i sorta feel like i could do a combination of things:

• really distrust and respect, that technology is not fucking app. hell fucking no. i will append strings in the linux shell from now on. apps are cute. use them but dont trust them.
• focus on supercharging LLM power. an LLM is the only thing that has any chance of reproducing an equivalent value of all my work.
• move toward more productive areas. get into rigerous programming and amplify my output or outcomes.

i feel like now would be a good time to become a nomad. in the sense that i look back and feel like i dont want to futily attempt to retrace my steps. whatever it is, i cant be looking to the past, i need to move forward. luckily my secondary note app was billthefarmer editor. that app has no bullshit features. you write a file and save it somewhere(kinda pesky).. but it guarantees that the file is saved somewhere.. wont be touched..and you can retrieve it.

TL;DR
all my notes got deleted from my android app. there was no backup. rethinking my life.