A) Make a million dollars a year doing something you love that nobody will know about or care about OR
B) Make no money doing something you hate that your friends think is cool?
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If the question that you're trying to ask is, with all other things being equal, would you:
A) Make a million dollars a year doing something that none of your friends would know about or care about OR
B) Make no money doing something that your friends think is cool.
I would choose A every time. Also I'm not sure how you can say that writing a video sharing application is a lot more fun that writing software that reduces credit card fraud without knowing about the techniques used in the particular pieces of software. I'm interested in algorithms and neat techniques, not sharing videos or credit card fraud.
I'm still vain enough to think I'm a hacker, though:)
A) Make a million dollars a year doing something you love that nobody will know about or care about OR
B) Make no money doing something you hate that your friends think is cool?
...
If the question that you're trying to ask is, with all other things being equal, would you:
A) Make a million dollars a year doing something that none of your friends would know about or care about OR
B) Make no money doing something that your friends think is cool.
I would choose A every time. Also I'm not sure how you can say that writing a video sharing application is a lot more fun that writing software that reduces credit card fraud without knowing about the techniques used in the particular pieces of software. I'm interested in algorithms and neat techniques, not sharing videos or credit card fraud.
I'm still vain enough to think I'm a hacker, though:)