So much this. My dad was a school caretaker, recently retired. He said how relieved he is because the work was grinding him down so much. My partner is a nurse and actually dreads going to work on a regular basis. I never dread going to work. Far from grinding me down I feel like I'm growing. I would honestly still do it even if I didn't need the money. My job gives me an outlet for something I really enjoy. A way I can apply my skills to make myself useful and other people really happy. And on top of that I get paid like 3x as much as dad and partner.

So many of these HNers are in a bubble. I've said it so many times here. They have no idea what the world is like outside. How could they? They've essentially been treated like royalty. And no matter where people are in life one thing is constant: you can't take anything away and they don't want to go backwards. Doesn't matter if they've started beyond where some people will finish.

All these people complaining. Really? You don't think programming is useful? You don't think there are businesses out there who could use your skills? Yeah you won't be working in a tech company making addictive shit to sell ads. The owners of those are just chewing the fat now. But you'll work in an actually useful business that actually contributes to society.