Day 807 - Where are the 70-80 year old indie hackers? - https://golifelog.com/posts/where-are-the-70-80-year-old-indie-hackers-1679107885991
Where are the 70-80 year old indie hackers?
Honest question, because I would really love to know. And follow them, learn how they're living their life while still indie hacking. I don't know anyone in their 70-80s who's on Twitter and building in public.
Are there any *at all*? Or do indie hackers just retire and do something else?
I want to know, because in 20-30 years, I'm going to find out. And just super curious if indie hacking till you're 70-80 is even possible. Would I be too sick or frail to even sit on a chair in front of a computer? Or would I rather be playing with my grandkids? Would I still need to work? What if I gotta still hustle then? If I'm still indie hacking, would I still be building for profit, or building for fun?
I asked Midjourney about it, and generating this image had been fun. It also prompted some daydreaming.
I frankly wouldn't mind that kind of 'retirement' lifestyle. A cabin in the woods, but not off grid. Near enough to the city for healthcare, but far enough for peace and quiet. A rustic place, yet having all the infrastructure of modern urban apartment. Starlink, wifi, computer, air-conditioning. A few hours of indie hacking work in the morning, out in the front yard. Building products for fun, for joy, for social good. When tired, I take break tending to a tomato and herb garden. We eat local produce that's in season, cooked fresh every day. On hot summer days, go swim in a lake. On cold rainy snowy days, snuggle in the cabin reading.
That's nice. Very nice.
Not a bad way to be a 70-80 year old indie hacker.
Honest question, because I would really love to know. And follow them, learn how they're living their life while still indie hacking. I don't know anyone in their 70-80s who's on Twitter and building in public.
Are there any *at all*? Or do indie hackers just retire and do something else?
I want to know, because in 20-30 years, I'm going to find out. And just super curious if indie hacking till you're 70-80 is even possible. Would I be too sick or frail to even sit on a chair in front of a computer? Or would I rather be playing with my grandkids? Would I still need to work? What if I gotta still hustle then? If I'm still indie hacking, would I still be building for profit, or building for fun?
I asked Midjourney about it, and generating this image had been fun. It also prompted some daydreaming.
I frankly wouldn't mind that kind of 'retirement' lifestyle. A cabin in the woods, but not off grid. Near enough to the city for healthcare, but far enough for peace and quiet. A rustic place, yet having all the infrastructure of modern urban apartment. Starlink, wifi, computer, air-conditioning. A few hours of indie hacking work in the morning, out in the front yard. Building products for fun, for joy, for social good. When tired, I take break tending to a tomato and herb garden. We eat local produce that's in season, cooked fresh every day. On hot summer days, go swim in a lake. On cold rainy snowy days, snuggle in the cabin reading.
That's nice. Very nice.
Not a bad way to be a 70-80 year old indie hacker.
i know a few who are in the 50-60 bracket. 70-80 exist but probably not in software.
my Dad likes to remind me that his generation invented computers. he is a couple years away from 70. so that could be why… 70-80 weren't exposed to tech as we know it in their youth.
Jason Leow
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Yeah i was thinking that too. By the time computers are mainstream they might have retired already
Jason Leow
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Yeah same. 50-60 still have, I know a few on Twitter. But none for 70-80! Most >70 I know are retired and even if still working are not tech savvy
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