Job.
after working 9 months. which i believe was a fair trade. I sincerly hope this was my last job. there are certain good thing about job. learning skill. social enviornment. and a good steady payment is not a bad trade. specially if learning skill and money is most desirable barter for the current circumstances. but by design it promote buffer. it also buy certain kind of luxury that one might not need but feels good to have. on the other side it has some significant disadvantage.
freedom - If I was not doing job I might have attended several retreat. but this is not an option. the barter is too strict. it is x amount of hour for y amount of wage. and it is very fair. but for some people who knows the value of freedom. it is just not available for barter. specially once you know you have limited time, it’s just not an option.
meaning - I like programming. I know how it feels to be...