The vast majority of software ever written is not only not executing on any computers today, but is completely lost to the ether. Get used to your contribution

The vast majority of software ever written is not only not executing on any computers today, but is completely lost to the ether. Get used to your contributions in this field being irrelevant to the world at large, especially in the long-term. It's a statistical probability. My personal happiness went up substantially when I started building physical things in the real world. Writing software is a great way to earn money, but making a lasting positive impact on the general public is a lot easier to achieve if you do something tangible, like build/restore housing.