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by renewiltord 487 days ago
Amusingly, I spent years making multiples of your target comp and now I’m home sitting around using AI to make myself toy games.

The barrier has dropped so low that I think I’d have been more productive if I were still working.
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999900000999 487 days ago
Not like it's going to happen for me, but how did you reach such comp.

I'm a simple man. If I hit 2 million in net worth I'm done working. I don't plan on having a family, so I'm just supporting myself.

If I really made a ton of money I'd fund interesting open source games. Godot is the most popular open source game engine, and they're making it happen off just 40k a month.

I'm a bit surprised Microsoft hasn't filled the void here. What's a few million dollars a year to get new programmers fully invested in a .net first game engine?

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renewiltord 486 days ago
Worked in HFT. But tbh everyone I know in FAANG who stuck it out is doing even better.
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999900000999 486 days ago
I've actually worked in finance for a bit, but I'm also content with where I'm at.

I don't this have a realistic chance at HFT though. Doesn't stop me from applying and dreaming...

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