Web development was gradually overcomplicated the past 15 years. There is no joy in it, yet it's where the jobs are. I envy people who are doing it in their spare time, but for me it's a special kind of hell. Low level and game dev is enjoyable but hard and demanding, not because it is bloated with shit we don't need, but due to its nature and restrictions.

I like minimalism in my own life, not the plan9 kind of autistic 'suckless' kind but the Zen Buddhist letting go variety. That's not what we have now in computer programming.