> I never want to work at a big organization again and would rather die poor and accomplished than rich and depressed.
> I came to Silicon Valley to learn as much as possible.
> If I work on a high-scale system I need to have earned that by building, launching, and supporting that system from step 0.
Big respect for you. I quit programming as a whole because I felt I would never find people with your mindset in this field. The thought depressed me enough to choose another career.
Never actually worked. When I was a teenager I went to a trade school to try it out and see what it was like to work professionally as a programmer. Ended up choosing something else and keeping software development as a hobby. It's been nice, perhaps not as profitable but nice.
> I never want to work at a big organization again and would rather die poor and accomplished than rich and depressed.
> I came to Silicon Valley to learn as much as possible.
> If I work on a high-scale system I need to have earned that by building, launching, and supporting that system from step 0.
Big respect for you. I quit programming as a whole because I felt I would never find people with your mindset in this field. The thought depressed me enough to choose another career.