I Don't Want to Be a Founder
I like the article but I honestly have never even stopped to think &quot;should I create a startup?&quot;... is that a common thing?<p>Maybe it&#x27;s because I&#x27;m still young or because I&#x27;ve never actually been in huge financial distress (which I realise is a privilege) but I don&#x27;t have the desire to make a lot of money or sell my dream idea&#x2F;company. All I want is to make enough to cover my living costs and in my spare time work on side projects, code or tinker around. You know, do things that are actually fun to do and allow me to learn new stuff. If I have an idea i&#x27;m very passionate about I&#x27;d like to just share it with others because they might find it interesting, not turn it into financial profit for me.<p>Why is it that it&#x27;s almost a societal expectation that you must always push to level up financially and professionally? In all honesty, I haven&#x27;t even used my salary for more than rent and food in the last few months because there is simply nothing new that I really need... I haven&#x27;t had to buy new clothes in at least three years but if I had to I could also do that cheaply at a second hand store; that&#x27;s just one example. As for my hobbies, even on very dated hardware one can pretty much work on whatever the heart desires and learn, the only thing that is needed is an internet connection.<p>Why is there always a desire not just to make the money invested back but to make a huge profit? I think in this field we have pretty good wages, now can&#x27;t we focus on more pressing issues that concern us and future generations?<p>I don&#x27;t get it in general... I&#x27;m satisfied with what little I have, I don&#x27;t need anything else because I can already do all the activities that make me happy.