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1) It gives me hope that it could turn into something more. You could consider this along the same emotional reward people get from buying a lottery ticket. Whe
by kohanz 13y ago
1) It gives me hope that it could turn into something more. You could consider this along the same emotional reward people get from buying a lottery ticket. Whether the odds are worse or better are debatable :)
2) Allows me to learn technologies that interest me but are not used in my day-job.
- mhndrcksn 13y ago1 is great. Everyone knows someone who's certain they're going to cash in big time, and I guess with sites like Flippa it's pretty straightforward to cash in not-so-big sometimes. But like you say, it's more about the ride than the payout right? 2 is interesting - it seems to be that format of learning through use that does it. i.e. The benefits in what you learn from a side project vs. what you learn from a presentation.