Joe Reis on Staying Grounded in a Fast-Moving Data World

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Joe Reis discusses the importance of good taste in data content and the impact of community and humor in the data industry.

Joe Reis joins us to reflect on life after Fundamentals of Data Engineering, what makes data content worth consuming, and why good taste matters as much as technical skill. We talk about burnout in big tech, the myth of AI replacing everyone, and how Discord communities, DJ sets, and a sense of humor are helping shape the future of data. This one’s part industry pulse check, part real talk. Follow Joe: LinkedInSubstackDiscordWhat's New In Data is a data thought leadership series hosted by Jo...

People in this episode

Host: Jo

Guest: Joe Reis

Topics covered

• data engineering
• burnout
• AI
• community building
• content consumption

Keywords

• data
• engineering
• AI
• burnout
• Discord
• community
• content

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Discord

Books & works: Fundamentals of Data Engineering

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