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Cake day: August 17th, 2023

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  • GPs comment was hyperbole, but it holds true for most countries.

    I live in Germany and make a pretty good salary as a developer. If I could, I’d take ½-1 year off work to develop one of a few games I’ve been designing over the last couple of years. In-between jobs I always start working on them, and those 1-2 months are a blast, much more fun than regular work.

    But even though I have enough savings to do so, I really can’t, because it would mean:

    1. My career progression will pause, less future income
    2. I need my savings for unforeseen emergencies
    3. Losing out on a year of income will worsen my chances of ever affording my own apartment/house, and will worsen my private retirement savings

    When the result is most likely making 0€, it’s hard to justify the risk.