The Eternal Developer Paradox

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The Eternal Developer Paradox

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The eternal programmer's paradox: employed or unemployed, we're all just staring out the window of life's bus looking equally miserable. When you finally land that dream dev job, you realize it came with the same existential dread as unemployment, just with better snacks and Slack notifications. The grass isn't greener on either side—it's just differently fertilized with various types of disappointment.

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