• vithigar@lemmy.ca
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    22 hours ago

    Exactly this. I have several hobby projects that use the same skill set as my job, because I enjoy doing it.

    I would quit my job on the spot and spend much more time on my other projects if I didn’t need the money.

    • donalonzo@lemmy.world
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      21 hours ago

      Same here.

      But I always get told that people need the threat of starvation and homelessness to do anything at all.

      • bitjunkie@lemmy.world
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        20 hours ago

        The same kind of thinking that gets you to people needing the threat of burning in a pit for eternity to behave ethically.