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this post was submitted on 20 Nov 2023
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Makes sense. When I was starting up, you couldn't keep me from it. I just hacked for the joy of making things and seeing what would happen. But now it's all tied up in work, performance, marketability, ROI, etc.
Even when I think about doing some hobby video game dev, there's a voice at the back of my head telling me it would be more profitable to brush up on OpenTofu or whatever.
Whenever I meet another web dev, they either have a job as a web dev, they're looking for a job as a web dev, or they're trying to create a startup. There are no hobbyists.
I actually know one web dev (experienced, front-end) who has two kids and is transitioning to driving truck after getting laid off earlier in the year.
He's got his straight-body license, and is working up to tractor-trailer. He just fixes things under the table and drives around, plows snow, etc. I've never seen him happier.
One of us got out ๐ he's free now