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sillywabbiton Ask HN: Former devs who can't get a job, what did you end up doing for work?

If you're doing something for fun, cheating just ruins the experience. If you're doing something for the result, or for a trophy, cheating becomes more appealing.

sillywabbiton "Do you not like money?"

The daemon wasn't truly evil. Being in the bath house that the witch was running to extract money from the spirits is what brought out that side.

The aunt from Grave of the Fireflies who convinces the kid to sell his parents' stuff for food money and then complains he did nothing to deserve the food she made was a piece of work though.

sillywabbiton Ask HN: Former devs who can't get a job, what did you end up doing for work?

Wildlife photography was fun for a while. If you avoid baiting the animals, it sortof becomes a game, figuring out where they live and how to get close without scaring them off. Making any significant money off it seems unlikely though.