things to build: - reading level checked (flesch-kincaid etc.) - random book quote generator - reading progress tracker (with estimations on when you'll finish the given book and/or your reading list)

Lol

This is actually the level of total shite being built on python for real tho, it's just millions of people automating really pointless shit that doesn't even need to be done. I appreciate it is paying people's wages tho and that's cool for them. But that jig is up for the most part for new participants

Maybe you can lead with that, read more and write more. Sure, "reading" might not be a resume feature, and your "writing" might not be about anything to advance yourself in the workforce, but the act itself pushes your forward and can even clarify your own path. Anything from freewriting, purely associative and nonsensical to anyone but yourself to actually writing to communicate to others. Better than grinding against something you're unhappy with.

Well the vague idea was employability, but even then I don't think python is a good solution

Exactly, if you like reading and writing you should do that, even if it is a longer game. I know immediate results are what we want, but imagine the horrror of you being hired for a programming job because it was on your resume 🫠

I do wonder if programming and stacking shelves paid the same and had the same social status. How many people would choose to stay being employed as a programmer?

What about kinostr? What would you build related?

I love python and coding, but only as a hobby. Coding for someone else feels souless. It's a lot of brain power and you don't get paid much in comparison. But I do love the idea of being able to create whatever you can imagine. Something magical about that to me.

I can see that. I think it would be pretty cool to automate the boring repetitive tasks I do. However I don't think I live like that. I'm not sure python can do my laundry:) But yeah. I take your point.