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Be careful with the chickens though. A guy I know just bought some chickens, he was so excited. Literally two days later, foxes broke into his henhouse and ate all his chickens. Invest in a dog if you're in fox country.
racoons and rats will also kill tbe chickens
I wonder about what in the software industry causes so many people to have similar "symptoms" from it. I believe it must be something about dedicating oneself to creating something that "does not exist" in a material sense. My 'farming' has been woodworking: completing the simplest wooden furniture has given me a satisfaction that I do not remember any app or software product ever getting close to causing, despite th…
At least with software I can go back and edit my past transgressions.
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Maybe if he had read a better bible translation he would've reached a more moderate spiritual enlightenment =P
> Maybe if he had read a better bible translation What's a Bible translation?
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> specifically what about the Bible they found resonant A valid point. I'm not interested, myself, but this is an interesting question. My upbringing was very vaguely Church of England Protestant. I read very fast and read a large chunk of the bible as a child. I decided when I was 11 that religion was a fairy story, just a work of fiction and nothing more, and that I didn't believe in it. I have read much of the Chr…
During the Joseon era of Korea, Christianity was suppressed. Nevertheless, Western books made their to Korea including the Bible. Among the nobility some secretly converted just from reading the Bible. Korea’s first saint was one of grandchildren of those who converted purely from reading. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Kim_Taegon
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My 2 cents: - You now likely have the money/time to pursue passions you didn't know you have, or would have developed if you didn't pursue software development as intensely. - Even if you had/have passion for computers, being paid to do something you wouldn't do otherwise can quickly drain that passion. - We're built for sunlight and exercise, not LED light and sitting, so you may have felt increasing physical discom…
> Even if you had/have passion for computers, being paid to do something you wouldn't do otherwise can quickly drain that passion. Do you think this is true if you have your own apps/products or similar ?
There's a common trope that monetizing your hobby is a good way to start hating that hobby. But it doesn't have to be that way; a lot of people love what they do.