alt Hacker NewsYou don't get it because for you destination is more important than the journey. And it is fine. Probably.
For me and (likely) for OP as well it is the opposite. Result is meaningless without the process. I can't take fruits of my labor (whichever labor it can be) to the grave, and if you remove the process of growing and picking said fruits, then where is "you" in that? Did you really "achieved" anything? Or whatever you wished for just magically appeared in front of you with little effort from your side?
Where is the fun of renting a helicopter that would carefully put you onto mountain's summit and pick you up 5 minutes later?
With little effort?
I am working tirelessly and often long nights, on top of a day job.
My effort has shifted to QA testing, reviewing UI designs, and delegating the agents on the implementation.
I will consider it an achievement if I manage to publish a successful app.
Where is the "me" in that? I am guiding the design of every screen and feature the way I would like it to be.
On top of that I make technical decisions on how it is implemented.
Apart from the loads of QA work I will have to handle the business side as well.
As of now it's hardly as trivial and effortless as some make it out to be.
Yes, I no longer write the code, and sometimes it feels frustrating that any teenager without experience could perhaps build a similarly good app soon.
Overall I'm still happy I can now build much larger and better apps and realistically publish them in my free time, for a chance to make serious money.