Ask HN: What career path is better. Bleeding edge or niche?

Re:Ask HN: What career path is better. Bleeding edge or niche? by UK-AL on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @09:37AM (#14847583)

Most people don't enjoy struggling and the stress of not being pay the bills.

Trust me, that's more stressful than a job fairly your fairy 'meh' about. It's much more likely to burn you out.

Most passions, when you turn it into job, just ruins the passion(Having done this myself). You go from something that's creative into something where cost, and timelines matter and you have very little personal input.

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Re:Ask HN: What career path is better. Bleeding edge or niche? by muzuq on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @12:00PM (#14848777)

I understand where your coming from and I'm sure theres a happy medium. Doing just money or just enjoyment wont work as well as a proper balance.

But, to play devils advocate... Having worked in a high paying, crap job and moving into a job with lower pay but much more aligned with my passion I am MUCH happier

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