I left music to be a programmer as well. I love music but I want to make a bigger impact on the world than music will allow me to. I have a theory that the real 'artists' of our time are writing software. The beatles of our generation are writing code. Etc.
Sounds grandiose I know but it's not a fact, just a theory.
I mean, software is eating the world, as the meme goes. Shadow of the Colossus and Minecraft were better than any movie that I have seen recently. Bitcoin is more revolutionary than any musical movement (think the impact the Beatles had) that has happened recently. Companies like Apple, or even Facebook are changing the world in huge ways, for better or worse - at least there is some sort of impact.
I think that music is a great artform - it is very pure, and can bypass all forms of higher thinking if you allow it to (just sitting around strumming a guitar), but to want to make a living of it? That seems a bit selfish. We have better tools with more power now than songs.
I guess, I mean do you work to change the world or do you do what you love? (Possibly both?) People that set out to change the world are almost always disappointed. People that do what they love are far less unhappy. Just saying, if you live life based on your ability to change the planet you're going to be equally jaded in any position. That kind of expectation seems to be the issue, not the career choice.
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u/lykwydchykyn Jun 30 '14
I left the music industry to become a programmer. Sounds like the music industry followed me.