[willholloway]

Of course it's OK. Check out some existentialist philosophy. Life is absurd and meaningless, and the only meaning it has is the meaning you give it.

Telecommuting doesn't have to be the easy way out. Remember that really important projects like the Linux kernel are developed by remote developers collaborating.

Also, theres no great rush to change the world. The world is changing faster than ever due to a renaissance created by the internet and other technologies.

The only rush is if you want to grab riches from the process, but it will happen whether or not you participate. If you don't want riches, the rational strategy is not to adopt a work lifestyle that will stress your body and take years off your life.

Also remember that you are a developer and that you can work more efficiently than almost any other type of worker by leveraging technology and automation.

Remember that you can create something far more valuable by yourself in one day in 2013 than a team of developers could in a month in the 90's by capitalizing on the vast treasure of open source software available to you today for free.

[deadslow]

That's a lot more encouragement than I hoped for. I was just confused if doing what I want is right or wrong, if not having a greater goal is wrong. I have some clue about it now.