If that is the case, you would end your life (as it doesn’t matter) or optimise the hell out of the apparently miserable time working like I said. Or maybe it does matter and people do pick jobs based on other factors IF they have the choice. And GP was talking about people with a choice as it seems choiceless people don’t hang on HN.

Or just coast, as others in the thread have mentioned. It is a perfectly fine choice if you can make it work.

If you “just cannot belief it’s true,” get out more. You haven’t talked to enough people.