The funny thing is that for a long time I probably would have programmed for fun, without getting paid.

It was the hobby I was really happy to turn into a full time, paying job.

I know I'm not alone in that either. I used to joke with colleagues about not letting the boss know how much we enjoyed the work.

If doing everything manually is so fun for you, why don't you go farm your own food and shit?

Or hell, a closer analogy: Why don't you code everything in assembly? Why use compilers?

No fucking seriously, let me see your mental gymnastics around that, where you only accept the ease-of-use you grew up on, but not the shit that makes it easier for other people coming up.