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Re:Ask HN: Anyone else feel trapped in FANG? How did you get... by badpun on Monday August 22, 2022 @03:09AM (#32548271)
Are you passionate about product development within a confines of somebody else' company? Then it's definitely not a common passion.

If, on the other hand, you're passionate about software development and electronics, then it's a very common passion and you have to be in the top 1% to make a living out of your creations. Of course, there are subniches with various degrees of difficulty - it's easier to make money on some technically simple B2B SaaS than on consumer robots for example.

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Re:Ask HN: Anyone else feel trapped in FANG? How did you get... by Ken_At_EM on Monday August 22, 2022 @12:16PM (#32553546)
I would be less passionate in someone else's company than my own. However, I could do it passionately for a company that I believe in.

I don't understand your point. Isn't there a massive chunk of people who are passionate about "software development and electronics" that make a living off of it?

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