On many days I despair that I won't live long enough to build even a tiny fraction of the things I see in my mind.
This is the number one thing I think about all day. I can never tell which ones are worth spending time on, since they all seem great to me. I'm 37, and I've been going since 13, so I hear you there. I for one welcome our AI overlords, given that some of us will likely be the ones who create and control them. That way it can do all the dumb stuff and I can finally focus on the fun/important stuff I need to do. If that doesn't happen, I'm not quite sure what I'll do. Wallow probly and keep plugging along in semi-futility. Maybe something I do will end up doing well. Good luck on all your projects.
I feel exactly the same. It's a creative urge, like writing music (which I also do, and I feel the passion for both is very similar).
I've received some donations, but nothing that could pay for anything significant, but I don't really see the donations as something that might eventually pay, but instead I see them as "thank you for the work", which is always appreciated.
However, I have seen some upsides, which are hard to put a dollar value on:
Learnt new things
Made great connections with smart people
A powerful sense that I'm contributing to humanity (even if it's in a relatively small way), rather than just being a consumer
There are probably other things that I've forgotten, but there's more value to OSS than just cash.
For some people who are young or people who already have relatively secure lives (like me). Reality starts hitting hard when there is something like medical emergency or a desire to owning a house to live.
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This is the number one thing I think about all day. I can never tell which ones are worth spending time on, since they all seem great to me. I'm 37, and I've been going since 13, so I hear you there. I for one welcome our AI overlords, given that some of us will likely be the ones who create and control them. That way it can do all the dumb stuff and I can finally focus on the fun/important stuff I need to do. If that doesn't happen, I'm not quite sure what I'll do. Wallow probly and keep plugging along in semi-futility. Maybe something I do will end up doing well. Good luck on all your projects.
I feel exactly the same. It's a creative urge, like writing music (which I also do, and I feel the passion for both is very similar).
I've received some donations, but nothing that could pay for anything significant, but I don't really see the donations as something that might eventually pay, but instead I see them as "thank you for the work", which is always appreciated.
However, I have seen some upsides, which are hard to put a dollar value on:
Learnt new things
Made great connections with smart people
A powerful sense that I'm contributing to humanity (even if it's in a relatively small way), rather than just being a consumer
There are probably other things that I've forgotten, but there's more value to OSS than just cash.
For some people who are young or people who already have relatively secure lives (like me). Reality starts hitting hard when there is something like medical emergency or a desire to owning a house to live.