It's like this side quest is just the same grind just to maintain the starter level potions and save spot. Loading screens mention experience will lead to level gains but I think they've been patched out
My main job is my hobby. Problem is there’s a bunch of assholes there calling for meetings and getting in the way with other nonsense, various red tape and other bullshit.
I love programming and I did it as a job from 1995 to 2019. Absolutely the only time I enjoyed it was when I was left completely by myself to work entirely alone -- no managers, no designers, no junior developers, I did everything related to application production, deployment and maintenance completely by myself. These were also the only times I produced anything that was worth a shit and was actually used by people.
The dominant paradigm in software holds that it's fundamentally a team sport that requires an absolutely rigid division of labor. I know that this is not so and that in very many cases software is more like golf: just you and a heavy bag of clubs and a fuck ton of rough and sand traps.
One of my early mentors said that he was a full time musician that worked in software during the day to pay the bills. After all this time, I get what he means.
As someone that turned a programming hobby into a career… it fucking sucks. I don’t have enough time in the day to get back to hobbies, so when the work day ends, zoning out to video games late into the night becomes my main quest. Can’t complain but this full-time job side quest fucking sucks, especially with AI muscling into everything and sucking the oxygen out of the room.
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banause@feddit.org · 126 pts · 228d
greenbit@lemmy.zip · 53 pts · 228d
This damn side quest is taking too much time of what is available before credits and the rewards are not worth it
diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 228d
Cosmetic rewards aren’t enough. We need in game currency to keep up with the other faction
greenbit@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 228d
It's like this side quest is just the same grind just to maintain the starter level potions and save spot. Loading screens mention experience will lead to level gains but I think they've been patched out
Hoomod@lemmy.world · 48 pts · 228d
Aka work to live, not live to work
ms_lane@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 228d
Works well if you don't need to work for a meal or roof over your head.
For the rest of us, 6 days a week to keep head above water.
Fizz@lemmy.nz · 13 pts · 228d
It works fine even if you need to work for a meal and a roof.
darkmogool@feddit.org · 4 pts · 228d
My main motto…
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 29 pts · 228d
My main job is my hobby. Problem is there’s a bunch of assholes there calling for meetings and getting in the way with other nonsense, various red tape and other bullshit.
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 227d
I love programming and I did it as a job from 1995 to 2019. Absolutely the only time I enjoyed it was when I was left completely by myself to work entirely alone -- no managers, no designers, no junior developers, I did everything related to application production, deployment and maintenance completely by myself. These were also the only times I produced anything that was worth a shit and was actually used by people.
The dominant paradigm in software holds that it's fundamentally a team sport that requires an absolutely rigid division of labor. I know that this is not so and that in very many cases software is more like golf: just you and a heavy bag of clubs and a fuck ton of rough and sand traps.
MuskyMelon@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 228d
One of my early mentors said that he was a full time musician that worked in software during the day to pay the bills. After all this time, I get what he means.
BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 228d
Ah, crap. I have 500 hours in Fallout 4 and still haven't beaten the main story yet due to side quests. Guess I never get to go home.
comador@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 228d
Great! Here's another transmitter for another rooftop...
Great! Here's the coordinates for another piece of tech to find...
As someone who just started playing FO4 for the first time because it was single digit cheap and now have 85 hours vested: I feel that pain lol.
victorz@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 228d
ez gg when you don't need to work all the time to save any money and you don't have kids that take up all the rest your time, wp wp
orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts · 10 pts · 228d
As someone that turned a programming hobby into a career… it fucking sucks. I don’t have enough time in the day to get back to hobbies, so when the work day ends, zoning out to video games late into the night becomes my main quest. Can’t complain but this full-time job side quest fucking sucks, especially with AI muscling into everything and sucking the oxygen out of the room.
BootLoop@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 228d
I treated hobbies like the main quest and started playing video games during the work day. You're right! Life feels totally different.
Ghostie@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 227d
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 7 pts · 228d
Wouldn't work, as I am already treating my side quests like my job and my main quests like my hobbies.
Zomg@piefed.world · 7 pts · 228d
Everyone hates doing their daily's
Gutek8134@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 228d
Problem: I ignore everything not related to the main story
ILikeTraaaains@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 228d
Well, I usually focus on the side quests 😓
bitjunkie@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 228d
Fucking dailies gold grind blech
inquisitor@piefed.social · 2 pts · 228d
What bicycle is dis
AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 228d
What's the alternative? How do other people live?
white_nrdy@programming.dev · 9 pts · 228d
I think of the difference as "work to live" vs "live to work"
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 228d
lots of people grind for income
I've done it. trying to transition away from that and get to the point where work is the side quest instead of the main focus