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submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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 😌 he's free now