How can you not be romantic about programming? (2020)

Re:How can you not be romantic about programming? (2020) by rufus_foreman on Saturday February 20, 2021 @06:28PM (#26209104)

I tried it.

I figured out I can make a few dollars a minute sitting in front of a computer screen or I can make 0 dollars a minute sitting in front of a computer screen. Those are my two choices.

The choice is pretty clear.

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Re:How can you not be romantic about programming? (2020) by Grustaf on Saturday February 20, 2021 @07:51PM (#26209732)

You could also make 0 dollars a minute standing on a surf board, hiking in a national park or reading a book. There are a lot of things in life that are more interesting than computers.

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Re:How can you not be romantic about programming? (2020) by WalterBright on Saturday February 20, 2021 @11:13PM (#26210731)

I've done skiing. Go up, shoosh down. Go up, shoosh down. Go up, shoosh down. It doesn't take too long before I'm off to the lodge to go drinking. And I love alpine views as much as anyone.

(When I was a kid, I'd ski until utter exhaustion and could barely walk. But things don't work like that for the adult me.)

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Re:How can you not be romantic about programming? (2020) by Grustaf on Sunday February 21, 2021 @11:28AM (#26214703)

If skiing is not your thing, find something else. Almost anything you could possibly do is better than watching TV.

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Re:How can you not be romantic about programming? (2020) by rufus_foreman on Saturday February 20, 2021 @09:01PM (#26210151)

"You could"

But I didn't. I tried. It didn't happen.

I have to face facts, I might just be a worker bee.

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