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Sometime in 2013 I was doubting to work with crypto. What made it clear for me, and this is the advice I still give friends today: Ask yourself this. Regardles
by andruby 4y ago
Sometime in 2013 I was doubting to work with crypto. What made it clear for me, and this is the advice I still give friends today:
Ask yourself this. Regardless of wether crypto pricing goes up or down, regardless of wether there is major adoption or not. Will I get satisfaction from having built X? Will I look back after a decade and be grateful about my contribution?
So far, for me, the answer has been a no. I haven’t seen a use-case in crypto that excites me and is worth working on. The money would have been nice, but I’m in a luxury position where I’d rather spend my time working on useful things.
But again, that’s just my personal position and I accept that everyone is different.
- Kiro 4y agoWho has the luxury to work on something that fulfils those criteria? If I would follow your advice I would be homeless.
- nikanj 4y agoSenior developers have that luxury. Healthcare adjacent tech is always hiring, and you can actually save lives there - not just make a bunch of crypto andys rich while destroying the planet
- Kiro 4y agoTwo things: 1. Yes, healthcare was the only thing I could think of that would qualify for me personally. Pretty sure I've never seen a job like that in my area though. 2. Is "Andy" an actual concept outside the Ice Poseidon community? I wonder if people realize where it comes from and how toxic/racist it is. It basically started with Andy Milonakis being on Ice Poseidon's stream and then every non-white person who joined would be called stuff like Mexican Andy, Asian Andy etc.
- devoutsalsa 4y agoHealthcare isn't about saving lives. It's about making money. Medical devices, pharmaceuticals, children's hospitals, medical schools, all of it. I suppose you can say that some healthcare is about doing good and/or providing a necessary service. Smile Train, Doctors Without Borders, national healthcare systems, etc. But all of these are subsidized with money from capitalism or tax revenue, and they's evaporate overnight if they were unfunded.
- andruby 4y agoI would say there are plenty of things I could work on that would give me satisfaction. It doesn’t necessarily have to be curing cancer or solving world hunger. A crud app that solves the need of small business. A tool to help students learn. An app to help people travel. In my eyes the list of things worth doing is endless. Since we’re talking about working in crypto, I assume you are a software programmer (or product, design, marketing, ..). Skills that I’m sure are also sought after in the above mentioned endeavors.