[geoelectric]

That's not really what he's saying, though. He's saying he can't afford to sink a ton of hours into something with no economic upside. Speaking as a 40-something with a number of fixed expenses and steadily-shrinking free time, I can sympathize.

Keep in mind this comes after him saying he loves coding, loves algorithm coding games, etc. I read this as "I want to do this all the time, and the only way I can make that happen is by making it my day job."

I can definitely respect that, though I hope he's ready for the sacrifice I think a number of us probably made: once it's your day job, you might find that coding just for the sake of coding isn't quite as attractive anymore.

That said, I've considered myself lucky all my life that people have been willing to pay me for what I probably would've been doing anyway. I can't fault someone else for jumping on that train.

[bobochan]

I stand corrected. Excellent points.