“There are jobs I could work, temp jobs, call center jobs, tech support, if I had to. I have before, and I suspect that there will be times in my life when I have to get those jobs again, when I have to make ends meet. But I don't have another career waiting for me. I don't want another career.”

— Joey Comeau

Interview with Hamilton Chu, Video Game Maker.
I Am Other People

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