lifestyle businesses provide far more than "survival"

I've tried it for 15 minutes and came to the same conclusion.

Looking to pivot to a similar approach, any chance I can reach out to you or follow you on Twitter?

Sure, just send an email to tom at the domain name mentioned in my profile.

Ditto

Like above, send an email to tom at the domain mentioned in my profile.

Cheat on your Technical Interview as a Service™

Boiler Room is a movie, you can make an interesting movie about anything

Do you need to see it twice, and the second time without Vin Diesel? It wasn't that good of a movie to begin with.

Going to an engineering college where the demographic was 99% male, I guess I was determined to finish alone ;). But honestly 100% agreed with your point, even with online dating, a lot of people end up dating people they know or people they meet through a common friend.

What kind of a web stuff are you doing, internal tools, SAAS, homepages for companies? Are you specialized in a specific stack?

You could also make an argument that search for meaning is an escapism from experiencing life.

It's almost like there's no clear answer here.

“The purpose of life is not to be [superficially] happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” - R.W. Emerson

“Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.” – Helen Keller

“Through love alone can man find the kingdom of heaven for which he has sought since his beginnings. Only through living love as a principle can he find the happiness, peace and prosperity which lie in his heart as the greatest of his desires.” - Walter Russell

Having a 15 to 30 minutes nap when my brains is mushy usually allow me to reset and get my mind in a more energized state, might be worth trying for you too.

No, small side projects will definitely help you stand out when you're applying for a junior position since you don't have a lot of experience yet.