New comment by mapassthebeans in "Building from zero after addiction, prison, and a felony" (opens in new tab)  🐧Open Source

Had similarly unorthodox path to tech, albeit without the drug addiction or prison.90s early internet/BBS punk rocker/computer nerd. Hated school angry.Dropped out to work as a bike messenger for 5 years before packing a bag and moving west randomly. Couldn't sit still. Rode freight trains around the country for a few months.Washed dishes and landscaped to cover my cheap rent till that fell thru. Discovered shop lifting. Covered food and beer stealing from local progressive grocery store chai...