They're Dying

I feel sorry for people who don’t drink or do drugs.

Someday they’re going to be in a hospital bed, dying, and they won’t know why.

Drug Dealers Vs. Software Developers

Drug Dealers: Refer to their clients as "users."

Software Developers: Refer to their clients as "users."

Drug Dealers: "The first one's free!"

Software Developers: "Download a free trial version!"

Drug Dealers: Have important Asian connections

Software Developers: Have important Asian connections

Drug Dealers: Realize that there's tons of cash in the 14- to 25-year-old market.

Software Developers: Realize that there's tons of cash in the 14- to 25-year-old market.

Drug Dealers: Clients really like your stuff when it works. When it doesn't work they want to kill you.

Software Developers: Clients really like your stuff when it works. When it doesn't work they want to kill you.

Drug Dealers: Often seen in the company of pimps, hustlers and lowlifes.

Software Developers: Often seen in the company of marketing people, venture capitalists and fund managers.

Drug Dealers: Job is assisted by the industry's producing newer, more potent product.

Software Developers: Job is assisted by the industry's producing newer, more potent product.

Drug Dealers: When things go wrong, a "fix" is just a phone call away, but may be expensive.

Software Developers: When things go wrong, a "fix" is just a phone call away, but may be expensive.

Drug Dealers: A lot of them are getting rich while still teenagers.

Software Developers: A lot of them are getting rich while still teenagers.

Drug Dealers: Product causes unhealthy addictions.

Software Developers: Product causes unhealthy addictions (DOOM, Quake, etc.)

Drug Dealers: Do your job well and you can sleep with sexy movie stars who depend on you

Software Developers: Damn! DAMN!