[vaibhavsagar]

Why there aren't more places like Recurse Center: creating and sustaining a space for self-directed learning is a difficult and mostly thankless job. It also doesn't pay particularly well, the last job posting I found[1] mentions a $100,000 salary.

Why there aren't any workplaces like the Recurse Center: no company will give you the total freedom to pursue your own programming interests 100% of the time, especially if they conflict with the larger goals of the company.

1: https://www.recurse.com/blog/146-why-you-should-work-at-rc