In that 5 years your industry would have left you behind :( unfortunately. Unless you do the type of job that allows this style of living but afaik, it's not tech.

I don't know. I just had a break for approx 3 years with very limited access to the internet. Absolutely nothing has changed. AI is now useful, but it doesn't operate differently than before.

Did you successfully get a job? That's the only metric that matters.

That was great advice for the '00s and '10s but is absolutely insane advice in 2026.