This. Every society in every era has a large amount of necessary work and some amount of interesting work and a minuscule amount of glamorous work.
The fact that those categories happen to overlap for a lucky few makes for a great commencement speech, but IME it's the extreme exception.
The good news is that there's really never been a better time to be a dabbler. Lots of tech things that used to have a huge barrier to entry are accessible at a hobbyist level now.
The fact that those categories happen to overlap for a lucky few makes for a great commencement speech, but IME it's the extreme exception.
The good news is that there's really never been a better time to be a dabbler. Lots of tech things that used to have a huge barrier to entry are accessible at a hobbyist level now.