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Re:Ask HN: I love programming but hate the industry. Can any... by matheusmoreira on Monday July 18, 2022 @11:31AM (#32139520)
My solution to that problem was to switch fields. Now I have a rather comfortable job and plenty of free time. I get to work on whatever I want and only if I feel like it.

Some days I wonder what it would have been like if I had chosen to program professionally. I try to maintain my skills just in case.

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Re:Ask HN: I love programming but hate the industry. Can any... by mrtranscendence on Monday July 18, 2022 @11:56AM (#32139790)
That's easier said than done. I'm a data scientist/ML engineer rather than a software dev, but I don't think I have any skills that would give me remotely similar pay in any other field. At least not without going back to school. I could teach math or CS as an adjunct I guess? Build and sell computers? Enact crypto scams? Maybe I lack imagination ...
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