> Why had I tried to make personally meaningful art and make money from it? Isn’t that a contradiction? This is somewhat where I am now, working on an indie ga

> Why had I tried to make personally meaningful art and make money from it? Isn’t that a contradiction? This is somewhat where I am now, working on an indie game that I must realistically guess will not pay the bills, once I release it. I took a somewhat backwards/opposite approach, though: worked at a "real job" for decades, got some savings, and now am finally scratching that itch. If it fails financially, it will still be an emotionally and personally satisfying journey for me (also painful, but that's what happens when you care about things :) I appreciate this post for its honesty, and it's presentation of issues as the author's own experiences and self-discovery, not trying to wrap it up as advice per-se. I find it much easier to take advice from people who aren't pushing it as such.