I think it's important to remember that revenue represents how much any capitalist society truly values a contribution, as measured in limited resources we're w

I think it's important to remember that revenue represents how much any capitalist society truly values a contribution, as measured in limited resources we're willing to devote to its success. I think everyone talks a good game about things we wish were important to us yet demonstrably are not, which just encourages people to waste time on projects which will surely fail due to an indifference we feel but can't admit to. Some of HN already views yet more trivial mobile-social-photo-gamification entertainment with distaste, as if we're too good for that work, but I try not to confuse my own disapproval with the stark fact that the crowd does want more of that stuff. I think the real trick is striking a balance between what you want to do and what society wants from you, and believing what we claim to want (but aren't paying for) or what we claim we aren't interested in (yet is somehow in demand) can trick you into a dead end.