Ask HN: What would you be doing if you weren't working in software?

I'd be working in banking, probably ending up a commercial lender since there would be a vacuum for the VP and a few other positions in a few years as they were all in their early 60's. Would've been a guaranteed "you literally can only get these jobs with experience" type of deal for me. No bank hires commercial lenders without experience. They won't even hire college grads who studied it. Way too many obscure things you can only learn in the industry. So you still have to work your way up!

With my current knowledge? Probably some sort of woodworking. It is very satisfying. But I actually don't know how or if it is profitable in any way.

Probably some kind of actual engineer or architect of physical things. I just love understanding how things work and how to build them.

I would be some sort of bum or a tramp, unless I found my way back to academia.

I'd probably be restoring old computers or working as a museum guide at some computing musem.

Probably becoming a luxury drifter or something like that.