"I definitely know that feeling you are talking about. Happened to my previous startup (project) which failed." > Do you still feel that way, or did the feelin

"I definitely know that feeling you are talking about. Happened to my previous startup (project) which failed." > Do you still feel that way, or did the feeling change when it didn't work out? "Survival is not an issue, as a developer I can always find a remote gig to pay the bills." > That's a good position to be in. I've got several siblings and at this point all of us have migrated over to software engineering of some kind because it's so powerful and flexible. "Joining a startup which does something somewhat interesting/relevant to my passions is a good idea, unfortunately those are a few, but it's a good place to start I reckon." > Yeah, it seems like even if the startup itself isn't doing anything you're passionate about, at least you'll be surrounded by people who grok it. What kind of stuff are you passionate about? "I've lived a digital nomad lifestyle for the last couple of year, and it didn't work out very well, so I moved back to SF." > Did it just not agree with you? I've been wondering whether or not I should try it. "I'm not sure how "exploring passions" would work living in a complete isolation in a place where you don't even speak the language." > From what I hear there are large expat communities. I've found that a lot of my exploration is limited by my own ability to learn and apply, rather than direct access to other people. I got on my current track because I was searching youtube for robot engineering. But other people are an important part of it. It seems like SV is probably the best place in the world to find like-minded people.