I think it's a rite of passage for every programmer to play with a DAW, contemplate a career in music, maybe even buy an expensive synth, make a bunch of boring

I think it's a rite of passage for every programmer to play with a DAW, contemplate a career in music, maybe even buy an expensive synth, make a bunch of boring beats, find out that it's just not the technical aspect but that you actually need to be musically creative. Then get discouraged when you meet a creative and talented musician who does more with less money and equipment. Like pretty much any guy that has played keyboards at a church service or a wedding using a freaking Casio. I did this and know other devs who did this in the early 2000s lol.