> it's just a day job which helps them provide for themselves Is there something wrong with that? The idea that you need to super passionate for your job and

> it's just a day job which helps them provide for themselves Is there something wrong with that? The idea that you need to super passionate for your job and practically live and breath it seems to be a fairly common attitude around HN and the tech community in general. For me software engineering is just a job. I enjoy my work, sure, but I wouldn't do it if I wasn't getting paid. Most people in the world have a similar attitude to their work. I don't think the secretary in my office goes home and makes spreadsheets and types word documents. My friend who's a plumber doesn't go home and stick pipes together for fun. I think that the difference is that in the West, we have more options for careers that offer a comfortable life. Trades pay well in the West, my tradie mates here in Australia make as much as I do, or even more. This isn't the case in the developing world, where there is a stark difference between white collar and blue collar wages.