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Some people, me included, really love our work. It isn’t related to power (for me), just pure enjoyment.
What kind of work do you do?
Software engineering. Currently in the defi industry, but historically a dozen of different industries.
Damn I dont know how you guys do it. I can't even sit straight for one hour staring at a PC and you guys stretch it to 10-12 hours. All I can say is that any company to have guys like you is really lucky.
It’s similar to art for me. It’s a creative outlet.
How... unrelatable.
Don't get me wrong, I find satisfaction in what I do. At a certain point, though, given the resources I'd like to work on my own projects.
Maybe that is what these guys dream about with AI so I can't knock them. Just seems too involved.
Part of it is what you said, “work on my own projects”. That’s what I feel I’m doing. While I don’t legally “own” the software product I’m building (usually), there is still a strong sense of ownership I feel when I’m building software. I want it to be perfect, something I am proud of. A masterpiece. And I spend embarrassingly large amounts of time perfecting and researching.