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Bullshit. You can make gobs of money as a contract developer with very little risk.

riklomas 17y ago
Doesn't necessarily make you happier though...
pmiller2 17y ago
Based on life experience and things I've read, I've found that once one reaches a level where basic needs are met and there's no need to worry about where the next (or the next three dozen) meal(s) come(s) from, money does very little to make people happy. Hell, as a student right now, my net worth is very, very negative, but I'm also very happy because every day I get to do exactly what I want to be doing, and my immediate future is pretty secure. Money is really just a form of freedom. If people are free to do what they want, they will be happy; if not, they will be miserable.
- jaybol 17y ago
  I have had (like many people) quite a rollercoaster over the past few years, and after making more money than I needed, and then having the rug pulled out from under me, I remember telling my brother "I just can't wait to get back to an equilibrium" and once I got back to that point, I appreciated it so much more and came to understand that blowing any surplus income (or even worse, money we don't have) is the equivalent of flushing years of your life down the toilet. I love your perspective on money as a form of freedom and couldn't agree more.
- richcollins 17y ago
  I was refuting his assertion that running a fast food joint pays as well as programming. Not that making more money by programming will make you happier.
  - pmiller2 17y ago
    I guess it depends on what is meant by "running a fast food joint." If it's "running" it as the general manager, then I'm sure programming wins handily. If it means owning said fast food joint, then maybe not (though I don't have a good idea how much such a business nets its owners per year).
    - dagw 17y ago
      Most programmers aren't silicon valley hot shots working at the coolest companies. I have no trouble believeing our average programmer working your avereage dull programming job makes about the same as the general manager of a fast food joint.
adnam 17y ago
Would you mind moderating your language?

Doesn't necessarily make you happier though...

Based on life experience and things I've read, I've found that once one reaches a level where basic needs are met and there's no need to worry about where the next (or the next three dozen) meal(s) come(s) from, money does very little to make people happy. Hell, as a student right now, my net worth is very, very negative, but I'm also very happy because every day I get to do exactly what I want to be doing, and my immediate future is pretty secure. Money is really just a form of freedom. If people are free to do what they want, they will be happy; if not, they will be miserable.

jaybol 17y ago
I have had (like many people) quite a rollercoaster over the past few years, and after making more money than I needed, and then having the rug pulled out from under me, I remember telling my brother "I just can't wait to get back to an equilibrium" and once I got back to that point, I appreciated it so much more and came to understand that blowing any surplus income (or even worse, money we don't have) is the equivalent of flushing years of your life down the toilet. I love your perspective on money as a form of freedom and couldn't agree more.
richcollins 17y ago
I was refuting his assertion that running a fast food joint pays as well as programming. Not that making more money by programming will make you happier.
- pmiller2 17y ago
  I guess it depends on what is meant by "running a fast food joint." If it's "running" it as the general manager, then I'm sure programming wins handily. If it means owning said fast food joint, then maybe not (though I don't have a good idea how much such a business nets its owners per year).
  - dagw 17y ago
    Most programmers aren't silicon valley hot shots working at the coolest companies. I have no trouble believeing our average programmer working your avereage dull programming job makes about the same as the general manager of a fast food joint.

adnam 17y ago

Would you mind moderating your language?