Is there any joy left in this industry?

[markw-FJ05HQ0HCKaWd6l5hS35sQ at public.gmane.org (Mark Woodward)]

Here's my rant.

I've been a software developer for over 25 years. When I started, it was 
a cool profession. We were creative and we had options. We got paid well 
and we did amazing things.

25 years later.....


The "cloud echo chamber" makes it impossible to do anything that make 
sense.

The "agile" development process is nothing more than code for 
micro-management.

Are there any good places to work? Are there any really interesting 
projects to work on? If so, how does one find them?