Programmer Passion Considered Harmful
i think in most cases it's harmful to give one single iota of a fuck about whatever it is you do for work, unless you work for yourself.  40 hours of every week of your life, at a minimum, is being used to further someone else's goals, and you have no choice in this because you have to survive.  don't ever work hard unless it's on something that matters to you or something that's altruistic.  if you're in tech and aren't specifically working towards helping people, your job, company, and product don't matter.  at all.  stack your money, smile, nod, and GTFO as soon as you can.