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Sure its nice to be "loving what you do" and its always better than having somensort of external pressure. Now saying you really prefer to do specifically usel
by mam3 5y ago
Sure its nice to be "loving what you do" and its always better than having somensort of external pressure.
Now saying you really prefer to do specifically useless stuff seems like glorifying a weakness for no reason. Why not leaving an open door to both have fun and make money ? Seems like the author tries to make some moral/practical higher ground because he cant deal with the ambivalence of whether what he does is for some "inherent" pleasure or for money.
At the end of the day the way your deal with you psychology is not my problem. Having fun if is cool. Making money is cool in another way. If mixing both is too hard for you the maybe you really dont have any real problem in your life. That post wont get too much of my sympathy.
- jhatemyjob 5y agoYea it seems like OP is writing a bunch of throwaway projects that don't go anywhere. What's the point of writing software if nobody is gonna use it? I'd rather go do something else. Like go hiking or swimming or something.... Don't get me wrong, I like coding videogames as much as the next guy but it's like, if nobody is gonna play it then what's the point?
- cupofcoffee 5y agoThe point is you get better at it.
- hamburglar 5y agoAnd some people find it fun.
- mrwoggle 5y agoYeah, you become a better programmer. And if it is fun while you at it, it another win.
- gammalost 5y agoThe point is that he enjoys them. Throwaway project can be like a puzzle (at least for me). Pick a subject, find some problem and figure it out. I could ask the same about going hiking, what's the point of that? You're still back home at the end of the day.