Good point, but to play devil's advocate: if you ramen-retire after a few years building apps for the unwashed masses, you can work on whatever you like until y

Good point, but to play devil's advocate: if you ramen-retire after a few years building apps for the unwashed masses, you can work on whatever you like until you die or the money runs out. IMO, a few years of total independence are worth a few years of non-exciting stuff. Just don't get comfortable and wake up one day as a 20 year lifer at Inane MegaCo.