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Ah and also, if you are just interested in multi device, I can create you multiple license keys, one for each device, if you need to. At some point I might sell each extra device as a small add-on, but for now it's just "ask and you get" so you can just move the configs folder when you need to

ah but you can. The configs, widgets installed etc are all saved in one folder. You can copy everything to the new install folder when you need to. You just have to use the installer so everything gets set up properly and then you just copy the configs to the new destination

Not really, though you could move the installer from one device to the other and just regenerate the license key

It uses the Windows Credential Manager to save stuff like api keys for some widgets, and a couple of other things. Is part of the security model so widget makers are unable to reach any kind of sensitive details you hold

I guess that makes sense, I've seen this myself as well. But it feels a bit weird. Probably it's because not many are able to actually keep up this flow for such a long time, but still, it sounds like a simple "recipe" to success so how is it that so many people don't do it? This is what makes me question this strategy?

What makes "just sticking with it" a good strategy, how is it that the same idea made 12 months later could work but made at the beginning of the journey couldn't?

That is so cool, I know both games but I never knew they posted their stories on here. It seems the first link points to this question though, do you have the correct one? If not, I'll just try to look for it myself

Ah I get what you're saying, but I feel like this is a bit of a dark take on the world. I know (relatively) rich people that are some of the kindest people I met.

But I do agree that it's much easier to get rich by being corrupt and stealing, the shortest path is and will always be by cheating.

That being said, there are plenty of counter examples out there, of people that built stuff out of love and reached financial freedom, not billions of dollars, but enough to buy a home and live with their family, by doing innocent stuff. I'm thinking about indie games, or small shops, learning apps, healthcare focused apps. Do you get an advantage by lying and marketing the "wrong" people? Sure. Do you have to do it to actually succeed? I don't think so

But I do not disagree with you completely, I think this is just a black and white vision when in the real world there are just many shades of gray. You will never be a completely innocent person and you will never be a completely evil person, it is just impossible.

And to say about myself, I worked as a developer for about 4 years, reached a position higher than peers my age and experience level usually reach, so it gave me confidence that I can actually learn and progress.

Some time ago I started seeing people bragging about how they made millions after starting their own thing. I knew that is probably not real, or at least not common, but I live in a country with smaller cost of living so for me even something like 1k a month would be enough to get by, I thought at least that might be more realistic.

Around 5 months ago I got fed up with my job. I was depressed and burnt out, felt stuck and as if I made no progress in a while. So I decided to give it a try. Worked on my own thing for a couple of months, decided I can't keep doing both so quit my job with about 2 years worth of savings and started working solo.

Currently nothing is actually making me money, and I'm getting a bit tired, but I still feel so much better than I was at my old job. I'm here asking this because it feels like people here are a lot more 'genuine' and might actually give better advice or more honest stories, so I'm curious

Actually didn't know the stuff explained in here. Also really love the tone of the post, angrily explaining stuff, good read!

I pretty much saw the trend evolving over time, and I'm pretty sure it's just something that happened, nothing planned.

There is an indie dev making a Bird Game prototype now, because of the trend, but it's a small project so I doubt he had this in plan.