[artofpongfu]

Personally, the moment I started working was the moment I knew I needed to become free at some point. Jobs come and go, sometimes they're quite enjoyable, but you're always one bad boss, one health condition, one recession away from living a nightmare. The solution to me is not to interview "as a hobby", that also sounds like a nightmare. The solution is to get out by any means possible, or at least work towards the ability to get out when the need arrives.

[azemetre]

What should the other 90% of the population due? Buy lottery tickets?

[artofpongfu]

Not all advice have to applicable to 100% of the population. If you're on HN reading this you are most likely in the 10%, and you probably have some room to save money, or prepare to start your own business. If needing a job bothers you that is, some people I know don't seem to mind all that much it seems.

[riehwvfbk]

You drastically overestimate the value and skill of the average code monkey (and I include myself in this illustrious 10% sitting at a typewriter all day).