It was very rare to find someone genuinely interested in it.

I always liked that quote because telescopes can introduce artifacts, so astronomers absolutely have to know them in a foundational way, just as the artist needs to know the brush and the canvas.

I don't care for computers and I hate all programming languages but I love computer science.

(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikigai)

That is:

• what you can be paid for

• what you are good at

• what the world needs

• what you love

I don't fault people at all for only indexing on a job they're good at, and which pays, until we can figure out this whole post-capitalistic mortal coil thing.

There ARE many fortunate people for whom programming fulfills all 4, but they don't seem to last long before the profession crushes the love of it out of them. :)