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$200k/y. One developer? Digital nomad friendly? Freedom from the pointy haireds? No real need to do 40h/ week? I think that is damn fantastic revenue.

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That's revenue, so not .. quite what he's taking home. Less cost of servers, then benefits which he's not getting from an employer, 401k matching, etc.

It adds up but yes .. the freedom is nice :)

Oh I’m not disputing it’s good for a single developer along with the freedom.

It’s just that these projects always get talked up as huge successful life changing products (like Bingo Card Creator and appointment reminders etc) and then have really small revenue numbers attached to them.

Don’t get me wrong, kudos to the developers for building something people love and that give them the lifestyle they want.

I just think these projects are often overhyped to seem more than what they actually are: lifestyle projects.

I mean, they are life-changing projects. This is not my lifestyle, but my life. What more do you want?

Frankly, if you don't have a bespoke Pagani Zonda with your initials in the model name, we're collectively unsure that your lifestyle has enough style or enough life. Thinking it over, I might not even invite you to my birthday party.

And to be very clear: I don’t think the developer in this case is overhyping anything. I think the community is.

His writing is super entertaining and he has made a great product.

It's a lot for a single developer. But not a lot for a product that has a lot of mind share and receives a lot of free publicity via outlets like this.

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