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Re:Ask HN: How do you deal with professional envy? by balfirevic on Monday July 15, 2019 @10:34AM (#20441196)
> I made a personal decision sometime in my late 20s to never do anything for money that I wouldn't also be willing to do for free

Unfortunately, for me and for a lot of people, I don't think there is an intersection of things I would be willing to do for free and that can make decent money (or livable money, for that matter).

> You can buy a lot of stuff with money, but you can't take it with you when you die.

Well, you can't take anything with you when you die :)

Re:Ask HN: How do you deal with professional envy? by kazinator on Monday July 15, 2019 @06:51PM (#20446050)
What? I thought there was an exception: that you can take the sources for your compiler with you; just not things like money and cars. Shit!