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do you believe that something has to be purely "productive" to be deserving of space on the internet?
1) You will be paid well, but your code will be destroyed every night.
2) You will be poorly paid, but your code will be useful and appreciated.
Dilbert says "Hey! They're both better than what I have now! Wally, you should come and get some of this!"
That's why most folks aren't entrepreneurs. There's a ton of risk, involved in that kind of stuff, and most folks are risk-averse.
In my case, my job was sort of soulless, but only in parts. Many folks here, would say that it was a horror show, but I also worked for a company that gave me business cards that would open doors, I worked with some of the finest engineers and scientists in the world, enjoyed considerable trust, and had great stability.
Nothing comes for free. There's pluses and minuses to everything. I find it doesn't do me a whole lot of good to judge others on the choices they made, and, in the aggregate, there's not much in my life that I regret, and that's worth more than money.
honestly, I don't think that's a huge leap given your previous comments—am I wrong?