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by aleph_minus_one 240 days ago
> The point of most jobs in the world is to "solve problems". So why did you pick software over those?

Because in a lot of jobs where you (have to) solve problems, the actual problems to solve are rather "political". So, if you are not good at office politics or you are not a good diplomat, software is often a much better choice.