What matters to me is being able to enjoy my life while providing value. And the end user doesn't gain any advantage if I happened to have suffered while I wro

What matters to me is being able to enjoy my life while providing value. And the end user doesn't gain any advantage if I happened to have suffered while I wrote the software. There's nothing wrong with setting yourself up to enjoy your work as much as possible. Yes, in the end, the software won't be around, in fact nor will those who derived value from it. All that will matter is how you got there.