People building for the fun of it with simple tools is what made the old school web that so many HN readers are nostalgic for. These days it feels like everyon

People building for the fun of it with simple tools is what made the old school web that so many HN readers are nostalgic for. These days it feels like everyone is constantly looking for an angle, feeling like nothing is worth doing if it can't be monetized and turned into content. Fuck's sake, people can't even go _fishing_ without strapping up with a GoPro and trying to sell their favorite tackle. Be punk rock. Go do something for the joy of it. Go learn a language that no one will ever pay you to write. You have a day job to get paid. Why worry about it for what you do for fun?