You could start at the bottom and do some manual labour with your hands. Alternatively, you could save up some cash and invest in a small mom-and-pop style bus

You could start at the bottom and do some manual labour with your hands. Alternatively, you could save up some cash and invest in a small mom-and-pop style business. You will never compete with the capitalism-machine of Amazon/Walmart, but I believe small, side-stores will always exist, simply because they bring that personalization that big stores can't. You probably won't "change the world" or mask your amassing of wealth to billionaire status with your "$1 salary", but maybe that will make you happy. Being your own boss can be hugely gratifying and you can probably help the 4-6 families of the workers who work with/for you live decent lives as well. People will eye-roll you, cause you described the valley as Mordor, but the grass isn't always greener. The snow-sweeper in Chicago would trade that shitty weather and job for the free food and good weather the GooFaces offer.