• EfreetSK@lemmy.worldOP
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    16 days ago

    Eh, I’m gonna play the devil’s advocate here but when I thought about it, I’d say it’s more like a human nature or common sense. I can imagine a person who feels excited by posting spicy pictures online in 2011 and then realizing “You mean people are willing to pay for this shit?”

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      16 days ago

      willing to pay for this

      Capitalism. You shouldn’t strive to profit off doing things you enjoy. The profit motive IS the problem.

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        16 days ago

        You shouldn’t strive to profit off doing things you enjoy

        Sounds like a win-win to me

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          15 days ago

          Only if you’re lucky. I loved programming. Used to do it all the time. Got a job doing it, and it’s just exhausting now. So much gets caught up in the process: money to survive, meeting other people’s deadlines and goals, etc. It kills the enjoyment.