Re:The complicated reality of doing what you love
by cies on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @04:32AM
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> The point is you can find a way to delegate the parts you don't like.
So it is possible to do what you like (without considering the compensation), but probably not for everyone. Likely only for a lucky few.
Is that what your saying? Because that what I think is whats going on in the current economic model we live in.
Re:The complicated reality of doing what you love
by greggman3 on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @04:56AM
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I'm not sure your point. If your point was the delegating the parts you don't like means someone else has to do no fun parts, another solution is to find someone that likes those other parts. For example, Sid Meier's partner, Bill Stealey, loved doing the business side of things.
I know Sid Meier, when he was still at Microprose, he made a deal with his partner, Bill Stealey, to give up he direct business interest in the company so he could focus on game dev. They'd pay him $$$$$$$$ for each game and he no longer had to deal with the business decisions.
The point is you can find a way to delegate the parts you don't like.
I have plenty of friends that run their own game dev companies. They love it. One has 150 employees, one has 10, another 20, one has 3, another has 10. They're are still doing dev, not just managing, even the one with 150 people and they love it.