Re:Ask HN: Should I just give up my ambition of being a dece...
by WayfindMaps on Saturday May 02, 2020 @12:45PM
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If you don't feel like you can be a professional security researcher, why not settle for being a hobbyist?
It sounds like you still enjoy the subject matter and it sounds like you know a lot more about this than the average developer. I've considered a senior developer and I've never done what you were describing.
I've suffered from impostor syndrome in the past - and I still do to an extent - but I've never found another hobbyist to be hostile about my knowledge or lack thereof.
It sounds like you still enjoy the subject matter and it sounds like you know a lot more about this than the average developer. I've considered a senior developer and I've never done what you were describing.
I've suffered from impostor syndrome in the past - and I still do to an extent - but I've never found another hobbyist to be hostile about my knowledge or lack thereof.