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Re:How can you not be romantic about programming? (2020) by WalterBright on Saturday February 20, 2021 @05:19PM (#26208519)
What I discovered is that a life without purpose is not a life. The fun is in having worthwhile goals and striving to reach them.

Being passively entertained, bleh. It's also why I have a very limited appetite for "see the world" traveling. I can only look for so long, then I need to be doing something with a purpose.

I've seen what happens when people retire. They suddenly get old and lose their vitality. They become boring people.

My plan is to work until they carry me out in a box.

Re:How can you not be romantic about programming? (2020) by ClumsyPilot on Sunday February 21, 2021 @03:05PM (#26216618)
This guy planted an entire forest by himself, probably did more for the world thank most of us ever will:

https://metro.co.uk/2018/08/08/man-turned-desert-forest-plan....