It&#x27;s not a contradiction.<p>Many dream jobs tend to lose their luster by the time you can actually get one. The entire blog post describes their disillusionment.<p>When I was a kid, I wanted to work at Epic because I imagined they&#x27;d just play Unreal all day. By the time I could write software, I&#x27;d ruled out the entire gaming industry as a place I wanted to be employed. If I got a job at Epic, it wouldn&#x27;t be because of my childhood ideals, but it would still be my childhood dream job.