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This. Every society in every era has a large amount of necessary work and some amount of interesting work and a minuscule amount of glamorous work. The fact th

This. Every society in every era has a large amount of necessary work and some amount of interesting work and a minuscule amount of glamorous work. The fact that those categories happen to overlap for a lucky few makes for a great commencement speech, but IME it's the extreme exception. The good news is that there's really never been a better time to be a dabbler. Lots of tech things that used to have a huge barrier to entry are accessible at a hobbyist level now.

disqard 2y ago
Adding on to this thread, because there are definitely more than "dozens of us"! IME, it's been a way to get the best of both worlds: * job pays the bills by leveraging some of my technical background * hobbies replenish my emotional well-being and offer creative freedom (and are funded by the aforementioned 9-5). P.S. Appreciate the parent explicitly noting the rarity of the "commencement speech" scenario.