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Agreed.

Waking up at 40 and telling yourself "I need to accomplish something great" seems like a waste of time, unless you're already ambitious and working towards it. (And if you are, you don't need my advice.)

If you're not building out of genuine interest and instead trying to compensate for something, what you're lacking is not a new programming language.

The obviously reply to the question is: "Probably not!": see Second Act: What Late Bloomers Can Tell You About Success and Reinventing Your Life https://www.amazon.com/Second-Act-Bloomers-Success-Reinventi...

100%. I’m a much happier tinkerer now that I don’t even try to publish/share/advertise my gadgets. They just quietly end up on my website that lacks a mailing list or comments sections or share buttons.

Yeah, agree, and age must not be the problem