> It's business, you shouldn't take it personally. I don't want that distinction. I am a person. Why should I want to pretend otherwise? What you're saying is

> It's business, you shouldn't take it personally. I don't want that distinction. I am a person. Why should I want to pretend otherwise? What you're saying is similar to the "work/life balance" trope. My work is a part of my life, just as are friends, food, physical health, and the environment around me. I don't want to drive these things apart. I love it when the food part of my life overlaps with the friends part (social eating). I love it when the environmental part overlaps with the personal health part (outdoor exercise). Yet people speak of work as if it uniquely ought to be an exception. As if work is a thing you do only in order to allow you to do other things. HN is home to enough enthusiasts and tinkerers and people who actually enjoy creating things. Why drive this wedge between my desire to create and my personhood?