[behrlich]

> completely obsessed with the project, like it’s their main hobby/purpose

I think you figured it out.

[booleandilemma]

If your main hobby or purpose is to make someone else rich you're a slave.

[xandrius]

So only if you're hating your job then you are a bastion of free will and free thinking among us mortal capitalist slaves?

What about truly enjoying your job and getting paid handsomely for it (compared to almost all other jobs) being sufficient to one's happiness?

Also, if you don't realise that being the one running the show is orders of magnitude harder than following the lead and doing your stuff then you never really done it before. Having ALL the control has advantages and many less obvious disadvantages.

[incrudible]

Imagine taking pride in your craft rather than doing only the bare minimum to pad your ego, what a crazy approach!

[hakaneskici]

I worked like this. You could have phrased it better.

[pydry]

If you're not making someone with a lot more money than you even richer you're probably not earning much yourself.

This is about how capitalism is structured it's not at all a matter of personal choice.

[Muromec]

That honestly doesn't matter if you (no longer) pursue riches yourself, have enough already and enjoy your hobbies. Besides, not everyone working in IT is working in a chique billionarie mill. A lot of IT is just plumbing. Majority even.

[dnissley]

if you also make yourself rich in the process, are you still a slave?

[not_a_bot_4sho]

I'd love to hear your take on those dumbass medical research scientist slaves who haven't figured out life. Probably wasting their time looking for cures, when they could be starting their own crypto or podcast or innovation-firm instead.