Indie Hacking is Like Divorce: Realizing What Middle Managers Actually Did
justalexoki · x · 2026-08-09
A developer shared insights on indie development and workplace dynamics, comparing quitting a job to start a project to getting divorced and suddenly realizing all the invisible household chores a partner handled. They reflected that while they used to resent middle managers taking credit for features they built, they now see the truth: managers actually 'build' and maintain the system, while developers just do the isolated work.
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