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My wacky indie game has reached 6000 wishlists, I made this meme to explain how it feels
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this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2024
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Heya man, I just wishlisted this because of reading your comments in this post. You're a good dude.
I'm a programmer too, been doing it for roughly 27 years. Next year, I'm going to quit my well paying job, where I have a fully remote working position working with some of the most talented engineers in the field for one of the largest privately held companies in the world, a position I'll probably never be able to get/achieve again in my lifetime; and throw it all away and start an indie studio with my brother and another indie dev. I've wanted to make video games for as long as I can remember. This is a childhood dream of mine.
Life's too short, chase your dreams while you still can. It doesn't get easier when you get older.
Hearing about your passion helps keep me focused on hopefully realizing my own dream one day soon :)
Edit: I genuinely don't understand the downvotes? Could someone help me understand why please? :)
Thank you for the kind words. Personally I wouldn't do that, seems to risk. Please make sure you have enough funds to survive for as long as possible. I grew up poor and it sucks. I hate that kind of instability. Good luck with your studio! :)
I sincerely appreciate that concern :)
I am good on funds for a couple years of living frugally. I also grew up poor and you are correct, it does indeed suck. One of the few benefits of having been in the industry for so long and trading my sanity and health for $$ is: I've got a decent bit of that saved up. Which I'll be trading away for survival during this :) If it makes money, great, if not, I gave it a shot and I can always get a job again doing the B2B thing, even though it likely won't be as comfy as the position I'm in. I'm just totally burnt out with it today. To the point where the stress of going to work caused a major health issue to manifest that's given me a new perspective on life.
Thank you for the well wishes! I'll be checking out your game when it's released!