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by deadbabe 315 days ago
Passion vs profit is not a dichotomy. If you have a passion for making profit you will never have to choose between the two.
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insert guy pointing at his head implying “smart thinking” meme

Or in my case, you realize 20 years later that if you had chased profits and done some ETF investing the next 20 years could have been all passion, potentially without needing to make money for my family.

Lots of different angles to choose from.

"If you have a passion for making profit you will never have to choose between the two."

That's why I often envy finance people, business people or people whose only interested in a company is to move up. Their passion aligns with profit. I personally care mostly about technology and not at all about business. So to also benefit from my work I also have to think about business which I don't enjoy.

You should consider the compiler business. Little money, much joy!
Good idea!