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Quitting engineering to pursue art full-time

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181 points Tomte | 10 comments | 27 Apr 24 10:26 UTC | HN request time: 1.499s | source | bottom
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tithe ◴[30 Apr 24 19:55 UTC] No.40215553[source]▶
> “If you’re getting hate, that’s a good sign.” ...In the past, he used to engage with them...Now, he doesn’t get too involved.

Did he mean to say "passion" in this case? How is hate a "good" sign of engagement? If someone has an opinion and is willing to share it with me, I'd hope they could do it in a constructive way (but I wouldn't call that "hate", and this is the Internet he's talking about).

Imagine being surrounded by 100 people hurling insults at you, telling you you're no good and your product / service / art sucks. How is that a "good sign"?

Edit: Maybe the assumption is "For every hater, I find 10 people that _do_ like it", so the realization is that "I'm reaching people," and the underlying prayer is that "And hopefully, they're not _all_ haters."

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1. bongodongobob ◴[30 Apr 24 20:07 UTC] No.40215693[source]▶
It's what artists do to lie to themselves so their entire life doesn't seem like a waste of time. I went from music to tech. Art is full of completely delusional hacks.
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2. BriggyDwiggs42 ◴[30 Apr 24 20:11 UTC] No.40215727[source]▶
I mean, that does sound like something someone who switched from music to tech would say, but it’s also a little true.
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3. harwoodjp ◴[30 Apr 24 20:19 UTC] No.40215804[source]▶
I assure you that your life in tech, waging for a boss, is a waste of time.
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4. bongodongobob ◴[30 Apr 24 20:29 UTC] No.40215897[source]▶
Nah, steady paycheck, health insurance, don't need roommates, can afford the nicer things in life. Gigging and touring is fun in your 20s, but starts to drain you. This is much better.
5. bongodongobob ◴[30 Apr 24 20:30 UTC] No.40215923[source]▶
I made a career out of it and made it to regional status. If you want to pay your bills, you need to hit national level or teach music. It's a fucking grind and you naturally age out.
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6. neocritter ◴[30 Apr 24 20:37 UTC] No.40216025[source]▶
Tech is also full of delusional hacks. You find them everywhere. Delusional hack artists are more fun.
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7. egypturnash ◴[30 Apr 24 20:51 UTC] No.40216178{3}[source]▶
I've been watching one of my friends keep on pushing at the grind and it looks super gruelling, he's been drifting from programming to running the mixer board at a lot of local shows and it's impossible to hook up with him to hang out any more. I dunno how he does it.
8. bongodongobob ◴[01 May 24 01:55 UTC] No.40218696[source]▶
I'd rather hang with people that have a rudimentary idea of logic than talk about karma, auras, moon phases, vibrations, and energy. It seems to come from a good place but it's fucking exhausting.
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9. neocritter ◴[01 May 24 02:16 UTC] No.40218826{3}[source]▶
You and I know very different artists. "Logical" people have their woo, too.
10. BriggyDwiggs42 ◴[02 May 24 04:52 UTC] No.40232814{3}[source]▶
Hey good job man.