1. I don't have any strong interests. I like to dabble in many things, but nothing is interesting enough for me to stay with it if I don't have to. 2. The fun

1. I don't have any strong interests. I like to dabble in many things, but nothing is interesting enough for me to stay with it if I don't have to. 2. The fun part of programming is conceptualizing (e.g. figuring out a new algorithm for 3d shading). Putting that concept into code is more or less a drudgery though, and it takes 90% of time. It's less of a drudgery in high-level languages and APIs (Scala, Apache Spark), and much more with anti-human things like C++ or Direct3D 12. 3. I'm not a great programmer. I can code for maybe 20 hours a week on average, anything beyond that requires strong caffeination and is basically a debt on the future. 4. It's much better to be invisible that to be famous or recognized. Fame draws so many idiots that have little to offer. Similarly, it's wiser to not flaunt wealth and have only people closest to me know that I'm actually fairly wealthy. 5. I am risk averse. Give me a steady job and steady investments over crazy startups or investment schemes.