Bingo. >At least if you're a plumber or (was a) typewriter repair person, you can physically show ordinary people an example of what you do and they are likely

Bingo. >At least if you're a plumber or (was a) typewriter repair person, you can physically show ordinary people an example of what you do and they are likely to at least grasp the general concept. If real people do not care about what you are working on, then what's the point? Am I working towards a thicker wallet or a few more zeros on my bank account? And if so, why? >Telling people today that I was an expert in 'FabulousDraw' gets me blank stares, the same as mention of the company that distributed it. LOL! I couldn't even find a reference to it on Google. Was that the software's actual name? P.S. ... I noticed that you have been on HN for almost 3 years now and have only left a handful of comments. I encourage you to write more, as this comment in particular was profound imho. Thank you very much for it.