>If you loved the art of writing code, and also enjoyed getting paid a boatload for that activity I enjoyed being able to pay rent. A drop from my peak of 160k

>If you loved the art of writing code, and also enjoyed getting paid a boatload for that activity I enjoyed being able to pay rent. A drop from my peak of 160k to 80k would have sucked but would make due as a single male. Going from 160k to 0 dollars and suddenly the job market stiffens up for 3 years is what radicalizes me.