We're in the same boat, but given that this is HN and I don't know if you're actually a billionaire or something, let's assume we both aren't. I'm not, for sure

We're in the same boat, but given that this is HN and I don't know if you're actually a billionaire or something, let's assume we both aren't. I'm not, for sure. This is a rational position for folks like us who a) work to live, and b) probably haven't built anything to the level of the second most popular language in the world. Now say you're Guido. I don't know him, but I feel like we're on a first name basis. Guido is clearly driven to invent, and has developed one of the major building blocks of modern tech. He's probably set for life financially, but Guido has the urge to innovate. Along comes Microsoft, who basically is paying him to do whatever he wants, however he wants. If you're Guido, you take that. Now if you're me (and it sounds like probably you too), we don't have those kinds of offers, and I personally don't have that specific drive either. Ideal retirement for me is more time in my yard and also probably spending the cold months starting app projects that I'll never finish. The way life should be!