Wait till you're 30 like me and you'll feel differently about the "midlife" bit ;) . If you're like a vast number of people (not just on HN of course, but anywh

Wait till you're 30 like me and you'll feel differently about the "midlife" bit ;) . If you're like a vast number of people (not just on HN of course, but anywhere really) there's something similar to a "premature midlife crisis" of sorts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter-life_crisis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter-life_crisis It's just part of growing up actually. I think programmers in particular tend to frame that into something a bit different, but the reality is that it's the same thing for all mere mortals. It's just perceived differently.