BE ME
> thought programming would be fun> dreamed of making games, tools, maybe even change the world
> fast forward
> knee deep in some other guy’s spaghetti code
> variable names like "a1", "tmp", "plswork"
> my soul slowly leaking out through my eyes
> only thing keeping me alive is the paycheck
> money in, happiness out
> like some kind of cursed alchemy
> take a pile of digital shit, polish it until it’s gold
> users clap, manager smiles
> I die inside a little more
> programming isn’t a career, it’s a hex
> if I’d chosen anything else, maybe I’d be happy
> but here I am