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Maybe they'll finally remove "iPod Touch (7th generation)" as the default selected simulator in XCode :)

Reminds me of the equation:

Pain x Resistance = Suffering

If you accept pain fully (Resistance = 0), then you won’t suffer. The more you resist, the more you suffer. And if Resistance is high, then even a little bit of Pain can cause a lot of suffering.

Absolutely agree. I've been reading a lot about this recently, recommend:

Lost Connections by Johann Hari The Great Good Place by Ray Oldenburg Better Together by Robert Putnam

Reading PG's essays and Hackers and Painters back in 2005 got me to believe that entrepreneurship could be something for me, too.

It changed the course of my life, both personally and professionally.

> I program because I like to, and because I can.

Well said! There's a joy to be found in doing things for the sake of it.

> spent his time on backups instead of solving millennium problems

The fundamental issue with this comment is that it assumes that solving millennium problems is obviously a high impact thing to do. It ignores the complexity and unpredictability of the world.

The TarSnap developer's story is a great example of this -- how "working on backups" led to impactful work that he probably didn't predict when he started it.

I often see people fall into the trap of moralizing about what "good" work is. Ironically, that prevents them from ultimately having the most impact that they could have.

> A lot of times writing, to me, feels like sitting alone and talking to myself. I write stuff, I publish them, and nothing really happens. The lack of feedback – good or bad – makes me doubt the work I do.

This is one place where having a co-founder/collaborator/co-worker is valuable: built-in feedback mechanism.

Another way of framing "the price is too high" is "the value is too low -- here are the things XYZ that I would love for you to add to justify that price for me."

It seems the second flavor of feedback is more useful to the developers.

There seems to be a lot of griping about the $100/year price here. The folks behind Muse have made what seems to be a solid product and want to charge for it to build a sustainable business. I don't understand what the issue is.

On the one hand, people complain about having to pay for things (especially subscriptions). On the other, they complain about startups that try to grow fast, subsidize the cost of the product with venture money, and get acquired and shut down. I don't have a problem with either approach; I think they both have their place.

But how can software developers trying to build great products (and businesses) escape this lose-lose scenario?

You may not feel that this specific product is worth $100/year to you. That's fine; not everything is for everyone. But how do we, as a tech community, better support people and teams trying to create value in a sustainable way?

> Over time I’ve realized that action precedes motivation

Interesting insight. Usually we think of it the other way around.