[fresh_geezer]

Funny cause I'm pondering this question right now. While I don't have $10M, I have around a quarter of that and by my calculations it should cover my expenses indefinitely, but who knows in this strange climate.

For me, fulfillment comes from two things: seeing people finding use in the things I build and the craft itself. A job can help with the former, but it definitely doesn't help with the latter.

At my current job politics and "process" often take priority over the software engineering part. The advent of AI isn't making things better, some people are cranking out buggy slop at speed and there's no room for pushback with ever more ambitious deadlines.

I'd rather just work on my own passion projects, maybe contribute back open source that have brought me a lot of utility over the years.