flomk

For me I can distinctly remember watching Ferris Bueller change his absences[0], all from his computer at home.

Watching that scene was awe-inspiring and started me down the path of infosec that's grown into programming.

Curious to hear everyone else's.

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh_vLKlz2Mc

All of my evidence is anecdotal, but from talking to friends that are not power users/tech people, to me it seems that the average person thinks of paying for software as an outlandish idea.

Meanwhile they are more than willing to spend $5 on coffee yet wouldn't consider spending $5 for software. What makes even less sense to me is that when it comes to subscription based services they seem more willing to spend their money than they are for a one time payment.

Would love to hear your thoughts as to why this is.