I did not say there's anything wrong with being a janitor. My comment was made in the HN context. If you spend your life learning programming languages and syst

I did not say there's anything wrong with being a janitor. My comment was made in the HN context. If you spend your life learning programming languages and systems for a good reason but you're unhappy with your current situation, then just choosing to work for a company with a non-catastrophic plan might not be a sure way to achieve happiness if at the same time you're not realizing your full potential (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-actualization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-actualization).