186 points by buzzmerchant 59 days ago | 39 comments
I just want to code (2023)(zachbellay.com) I have an angel and a devil sitting atop each shoulder. The angel says, "Just code for fun! What you make can be just for your enjoyment and that's --" the devil interjects, "not enough to get ahead, loser. If you're not coding your next startup then how're you gunna get rich? Coding for fun? Pfft, sounds like the fast lane to being poor."
Don't try to take care of the world(mleverything.substack.com) In a recent post by Paul Graham, he ponders the question of “what to do”. It’s a question that has plagued most ambitious people, especially early on in their life where they have energy without much direction.
Ask for no, don't ask for yes (2022)(mooreds.com) I think it is important to have a bias for action. Like anything else, this is something you can make a habit of. Moving forward allows you to make progress. I don’t know about you, but I’ve frozen up in the past not knowing what the right path was for me. Moving forward, even the smallest possible step, helped break that stasis.
The Selfish Contributor Revisited(lwn.net) Open source is often described as a "gift economy"—an ecosystem where contributors are motivated by a desire to make the world a better place. That is, sometimes, true. However, James Bottomley used his main track slot at FOSDEM 2025, on February 1, to make the case that it is better to bank on the selfish motivations of individuals to drive community success than to rely on their altruism.
Nobody cares(grantslatton.com) Why does nobody care about anything? The world is full of stuff that could be excellent with just 1% more effort. But people don't care.
20 points by JustinSkycak 194 days ago | 2 comments
Haunted by my own projects(cassidoo.co) I feel like my own side projects haunt me sometimes. I want to build new and shiny things, I buy domain names, I get 90% of the way there… and then eh. Time for something new and shiny again.