Today, I saw a post discussing side jobs on V2EX, and considering my current situation, I want to talk about my main job and side gigs.
My main job is gone, and the side gigs they’re discussing could potentially be my main job. The only thing that could count as a side gig in recent years might be passive income, but with the poor market conditions, it’s been more like negative income 😒, just sitting there doing nothing. I used to focus all my energy on increasing my main job’s income because, based on past experience, investing time in my main job had the best return. But now, it seems that this approach wasn’t very wise—the times have changed.
There are two extreme views among programmers. The first is, “All other paths are inferior; only technical skills reign supreme. If I stop being a programmer, I can crush anything else with ease.” The second is, “If I’m not a programmer, I’m good for nothing.”