It&#x27;s very very hard where I live to find a job that pays well, it&#x27;s almost unheard of to get a silicon valley type job with 20% time and to be working on something amazing and cutting edge.<p>A lot of people on HN seem to want to start or join a start up, work hard, sell it for lots of money and then use that money to enable freedom of choice (work&#x2F;life balance.)<p>We just don&#x27;t get those sorts of jobs here, so hobbies and time in the pub is important.