It is rare to be able to find a career that satisfies more than one or two quadrants of "Ikigai"

(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikigai)

That is:

• what you can be paid for

• what you are good at

• what the world needs

• what you love

I don't fault people at all for only indexing on a job they're good at, and which pays, until we can figure out this whole post-capitalistic mortal coil thing.

There ARE many fortunate people for whom programming fulfills all 4, but they don't seem to last long before the profession crushes the love of it out of them. :)

That said, True Sickos who love this shit, hit me up, we need to stick together.